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FIFA slashes some World Cup ticket prices

After outcry over prices, FIFA to sell $60 tickets for the World Cup — with a catch

FIFA said on Tuesday it plans to sell $60 tickets for each of the 104 games of the 2026 World Cup — an announcement that comes after an outcry over prices for the tournament that will be held next sum...

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FIFA cuts prices of a handful of World Cup tickets to $60 after backlash

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British Prime Minister pressures FIFA to cut World Cup ticket prices

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FIFA agrees 50% rise in prize money for 2026 World Cup

Prize money for next year's World Cup will be 50% higher than the previous edition with world governing body FIFA agreeing a record $727 million financial contribution to the tournament on Wednesday.

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Fifa to increase World Cup prize money by 50% for 2026

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FIFA announces £45 World Cup tickets in climbdown after outcry over pricing

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Under-fire FIFA announces $60 World Cup tickets, for the few

The new tier of tickets will make up 10% of the tickets allocated to Participating Member Associations (PMAs), FIFA said.

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Fifa U-turn branded ‘a joke’ with less than two per cent of World Cup tickets falling into £45 price bracket

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FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

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Trump uses 'Third World' in a social media post. What's up with that term?

"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover," he wrote on Truth Social. That label raises the issue of how to classify certain nations.

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FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize

MIAMI — FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will "recognize exceptional actions for peace," soccer's ...

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From Venezuela to Ukraine, Trump is shaking up American diplomacy around the world

On this week's episode of Sources & Methods, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to correspondents Greg Myre and Eleanor Beardsley about the future of the U.S. alliance with Europe under President Trump.

What we know about the rise in antisemitic attacks in Australia and around the world

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Deborah Lipstadt who served as Special Envoy for monitoring antisemitism in the Biden administration about the attack on the Jewish community celebrating Chanukah.