Link: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/11/world-cup-2026-ticket-prices-fifa-sport-politics

Numerous FAs have been hit by increased prices when buying World Cup tickets for their players’ family and friends, with teams affected by Fifa’s pricing model

This seems particularly evil since they're doing this all before rosters are out, so players and their families don't even know if they'll be at the tournament yet:

An executive at one national association said they had requested hundreds of additional tickets in recent weeks and have been surprised at the size of the bill. An executive at another association claimed the average cost of securing attendance at matches for their players’ family and their guests has risen to about $3,000 (£2,200) a ticket after extra purchases, a significant ­additional cost that will eat into their ­tournament funding. Fifa sources insisted the average cost of tickets bought by national associations is far lower than $3,000.

Don't watch, don't attend, if you're a player you have better shit to do.

Gegen moderne Füßball!

I hadn't even considered the possibility of players turning down call-ups. That would be incredible.

Flight attendants must be pissed.

I find it hard to believe that FIFA would be so unethical as to price gouge.