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RandySF

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Wed Jun 3, 2026, 03:23 PM Yesterday

FIFA to New Jersey: Drop dead [View all]

New Jersey taxpayers have been extremely generous when it comes to the World Cup. In exchange, the World Cup organizers have told us to kick rocks.

The latest indignity came Thursday when the nonprofit host committee helping FIFA oversee New Jersey’s World Cup matches joined New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to announce that 1,000 tickets to the World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium would be given to New York residents at a cost of just $50, including bus transportation.

That’s a major discount. Tickets for the first match at MetLife in the 300s section are no cheaper than $1,858.78 on Ticketmaster.

Alex Lasry, the committee’s CEO, praised Mamdani for working with FIFA to secure cheap tickets for 1,000 New Yorkers.



https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/23/fifa-world-cup-new-jersey/

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FIFA to New Jersey: Drop dead [View all] RandySF Yesterday OP
Boycott them... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #1
Sounds like Mamdani idea! legallyblondeNYC 23 hrs ago #2
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