FIFA to New Jersey: Drop dead

[RandySF]

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/

[2naSalit]

1. Boycott them...

Kick their thieving asses out.

Fuck fifa.

[legallyblondeNYC]

2. Sounds like Mamdani idea!

I have no specific knowledge of how this went down, but rather than FIFA intentionally snubbing New Jersey, it seems more likely that Mayor Mamdani found a rather clever way to connect with his NYC constituents.

Sorta like the Mayor's executive order eliminating bed time during the NBA playoffs.