{"id":349822,"date":"2026-06-05T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-world-cup-2026-so-expensive-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:00:18","slug":"why-is-world-cup-2026-so-expensive-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-world-cup-2026-so-expensive-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is World Cup 2026 so expensive? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Guf6-VPkx5U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is World Cup 2026 so expensive? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Guf6-VPkx5U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Newscast, Americast and Football Daily got together for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever.<\/p>\n<p>How much will Donald Trump make it about him? 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And why are tickets so expensive?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we look at why tickets are so expensive, who\u2019s making money from them, and whether the hosts are actually ready.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring join from Americast, and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Trump celebrates the World Cup<br \/>\n01:09 Ticket prices<br \/>\n08:11 Will this World Cup feel different?<br \/>\n10:30 The $100 train<br \/>\n12:30 Football as a commodity<br \/>\n15:20 The \u00a32m ticket<br \/>\n18:45 The economic boost for the USA, Canada and Mexico<br \/>\n23:47 The global economy<br \/>\n26:24 The joys of the World Cup<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #WorldCup #infantino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newscast, Americast and Football Daily got together for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever. 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