Eye-watering prices reflect demand to watch the World Cup in the US, Infantino says, amid increasing criticism from fans. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended World Cup ticket prices , insisting that football’s global governing body was obliged to take advantage of laws in the United States that allow tickets to be resold for thousands of dollars above face value. Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Infantino said the eye-watering prices reflected demand to watch the World Cup. FIFA has faced searing criticism over the cost of World Cup tickets , with fan organisation Football Supporters Europe (FSE) branding the pricing structure “extortionate” and a “monumental betrayal”. FSE filed a lawsuit with the European Commission in March targeting FIFA over “excessive ticket prices” for the tournament. FIFA’s own World Cup resale website, FIFA Marketplace, last week advertised four tickets to the July 19 final in New York at a cost of more than $2m each.…