World Cup 2026: FIFA spends millions at Trump Tower
The tournament is accused of financial excess as FIFA maintains expensive offices in New York skyscrapers while criticism focuses on opulence and contradictions.
FIFA maintains offices in the skyscrapers of Trump Tower in New York for the 2026 World Cup, with monthly costs reaching tens of thousands of dollars, while the tournament is criticised for excessive opulence and a financial footprint of billions of dollars. The rent for the offices in Trump Tower is part of a broader critique of FIFA’s financial management, which has focused on the use of private jets, luxury hotels and excessive spending on travel. The facilities for the 2026 World Cup, including stadiums in the United States, Canada and Mexico, have been described as excessively expensive, with a total financial footprint exceeding billions.
