United States President Donald Trump has congratulated the national football team after their impressive 4-1 victory against Paraguay at the World Cup which swiftly led to a huge rise in ticket prices for their next matches.
"Congratulations to Team USA on their Big Win, 4-1, over a very good Paraguay team. Keep it going! President DJT," the president posted on Saturday on his Truth Social platform.
The convincing victory on Friday in Los Angeles was the perfect start for the US which hosts the World Cup together with Mexico and Canada.
Trump did not attend the match but Secretary of State Marco Rubio was present. It is not known whether Trump plans to attend US games but he will definitely be at the July 19 final in New Jersey and present the trophy to the winning team.
Friday's victory also led to ticket prices soaring for the next games on Friday in Seattle against Australia and June 26 against Turkey in Los Angles.
The TicketData pltform said that the cheapest tickets against Australia are now $1,908, a rise of 77% from shortly before Friday's match. The match against Turkey even saw a 90% increase to $1,656.
The steep ticket prices and the dynamic pricing scheme, under which prices are based on demand, are one of the biggest criticisms on the tournament.
Especially controversial is the secondary market of the ruling body FIFA where sellers can set their own price and FIFA also takes a 15% commission.
