Fifa must answer questions after allegations of “artificially inflating prices” and “misleading fans” over the sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup.

It comes as the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey officially launched an investigation into Fifa’s practices.

New Jersey attorney general Jennifer Davenport called the process a “gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices”.

She added there would be a “thorough investigation of Fifa’s conduct” with world football’s governing body subpoenaed to provide information.

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    3 hours ago

    They’ve not even kicked off yet and investigations have been called.

    This is going to be the opposite of the 1994 success.

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      Might be because hotels are saying there aren’t bookings, making it easier to see that demand isn’t involved in setting the prices.