U.S. President Donald Trump is the latest to comment on the 2026 World Cup ticket prices as they soar to unprecedented heights in the lead-up to the summer tournament. When asked about the $1,000+ price tag to see the U.S. men’s national team open play against Paraguay in Los Angeles, President Trump responded with surprise. “I didn’t know that number,” he told The New York Post on Wednesday night. “I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest with you.” Trump’s response came just days after his close friend and ally, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, defended the tournament’s “dynamic” pricing. “We have to look at the market,” Infantino reasoned. “We are in the market in which entertainment is the most developed in the world. So we have to apply market rates. In the U.S., it is permitted to resell tickets as well. So if you were to sell tickets at the price which is too low, these tickets will be resold at a much higher price.…