ZURICH - On the back of strident complaints about the cost of the FIFA Club World Cup, executives with FIFA took time out of the their day to reassure fans that they won’t be able to afford World Cup tickets either.

“No, realistically you won’t be able to go to games,” stated the FIFA director of ticketing. “It is important for us to get this news out there now so that everyone isn’t shocked when the ticket prices are insanely expensive to purchase up front and on the resale market. It’s just going to be expensive and you should deal with that now.”

Sources say that travelling fans and fans from the United States are encouraged to, “be wealthy,” and, “not be poor,” if they want to attend multiple games during the 2026 World Cup.

“This is not a sport for poor people,” stated one FIFA insider. “We are in the United States. Most fans here are already dead inside to extreme ticket pricing after the Club World Cup, Messi games, international friendlies, NFL game prices and Taylor Swift concerts. We may actually just ask for fans to bring in gold in order to purchase a down payment.”

FIFA, however, did indicate that they would offer some limited tickets for those with personal incomes of less than $150,000 per year.

“Those interested in the poor man ticket will have to fight all other applicants to the death,” stated one FIFA insider. “It isn’t fair, but so is life and think about how enjoyable that game will be after you pick out the gore from under your fingertips.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this when Mr. Beast decides to film a version of the FIFA Fight to the Death for his youtube channel.