FIFA cancels mispriced free World Cup tickets after website error

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The Gilette Stadium in BostonBrian Snyder / Reuters

FIFA has cancelled World Cup tickets ⁠for about 60 fans who were able to mistakenly ‌purchase them for free due to ‌a website error, and the governing body is now ‌asking for them to be ‌paid in full.

The affected fans were notified on Wednesday about tickets ‌that were "allocated at no ⁠charge (0 USD) ‌due to a prior payment issue ​during the checkout process", FIFA said on X.

“The ​tickets requested by these fans remain reserved, and the affected ⁠fans have ​been invited to complete payment of the correct amount. FIFA regrets the error and any inconvenience ‌caused."

It was the latest hiccup in what has been a controversial ticketing process for the tournament co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Last week, the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey ‌said they had issued a ​subpoena to FIFA over its ‌ticketing practices amid concerns about fans' seat locations at the World Cup.

The 48-team tournament runs from June 11th to ⁠July 19th.

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