Nearly 80 million VND for a ticket to meet the FIFA President

TPO - Not only making money from Club World Cup matches, FIFA also opened ticket sales for the event described as the "official celebration party" of the tournament with the highest ticket price up to nearly 80 million VND.

FIFA has been accused of commercialising football by staging the 32-team Club World Cup in the American summer, despite a packed schedule and concerns over player health in the heat. Now, that has been confirmed with a party set to take place on Wall Street, New York City.

According to the co-organizers, this is the “official celebration” of the Club World Cup and of course FIFA President Gianni Infantino will be present, then share about the tournament as well as football. Along with that, legends who are very active in promoting the Club World Cup, including Kaka, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Roberto Baggio will also attend.

As mentioned, the King of Sports is increasingly "Americanized" to penetrate the world's most valuable market, so FIFA's party is not only about football. The carefully selected guest list also includes famous people in many fields, from business, fashion to culture. Along with that, British pop star Rita Ora also joined in the fun, promising to create "world-class entertainment with cocktail parties, high-class cuisine and fine wines".

Of course, to attend, the price is not cheap. According to the announcement, Black class tickets are up to 3,000 USD (about 78 million VND), while Platinum class is 2,000 USD (52 million VND) and 1,000 USD (26 million VND) for Silver class tickets.

FIFA has declined to comment on the pricing of the event, nor has it said which organization will receive the proceeds. At the same time, a limited package of tickets for the 2026 World Cup is also on sale, with the lowest price being $3,500 (VND 91 million) per person and the highest price being $73,200 (VND 1.9 billion).

Thanh Hai

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