NYC Residents Could Grab $50 World Cup Tickets in New Lottery

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 ⚽️ NYC soccer fans just got a huge World Cup surprise. For the price of a dinner out, some New Yorkers could land World Cup tickets for only $50. 🗽

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a special ticket lottery for NYC residents, giving away 1,000 tickets for select World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Here’s what fans should know:
• Tickets cover five group-stage games and two knockout matches
• The World Cup final is not included
• Resale prices for many matches are already soaring into the thousands 😳
• Some final-match tickets are reportedly nearing $33,000

The program was created alongside the New York New Jersey Host Committee to give local fans a real shot at experiencing the tournament without breaking the bank.

⏰ The lottery officially opens Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m.