Saudi Arabia has started giving away free tickets to the World Cup in the USA

The Saudi Arabian Football Association has announced that it is starting to distribute free tickets to fans in an attempt to fill the stands during the World Cup matches in the United States. This was reported by The Sun newspaper on May 31.

"The countdown to the FIFA World Cup has begun! On this occasion, Saudi Arabia is offering free tickets to fans of the Saudi national team in the United States," the newspaper quoted the announcement of the Saudi Embassy in the United States.

The program is designed for fans of the national team who came to the United States. As noted, the free ticket distribution program was announced amid concerns from the World Cup organizers that the stadiums would remain half-empty.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on April 17 that tickets for the 2026 World Cup are expensive, due to the fact that FIFA receives the main profit only during the World Cup. He also attributed the high prices to the high demand.

On May 7, US President Donald Trump announced that he would not pay $1,000 to attend the opening World Cup 2026 between the American and Paraguayan national teams. In addition, he expressed concern about the high cost of tickets, as ordinary fans, including his constituents from Queens and Brooklyn, would not be able to get into the stands.

The British edition of The Independent reported on May 27 that the attorneys General of the states of New York and New Jersey initiated a review of FIFA's activities due to complaints of price gouging and fan fraud when selling tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches.