President Donald Trump has weighed in on the soaring ticket prices for the upcoming World Cup, saying he "wouldn't pay" the hefty cost to attend the United States' opening match. In a phone interview with the New York Post, Trump expressed surprise that tickets for the June 12 game against Paraguay in Los Angeles are selling for over $1,000.

"I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn't pay it either, to be honest with you," Trump said, adding that he'd be disappointed if working-class fans from places like Queens and Brooklyn couldn't afford to attend. "If people from Queens and Brooklyn and all of the people that love Donald Trump can't go, I would be disappointed. I would have to take a look at it."

The comments come just hours after FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the high prices, blaming the American ticketing market. "You cannot go to watch in the U.S. a college game, not even speaking about a top professional game of a certain level, for less than $300," Infantino claimed. "And this is the World Cup." He argued that the U.S. entertainment market is the "most developed in the world, so we have to apply market rates," and pointed to ticket resellers as the real culprits behind the inflated costs.

Despite his personal reluctance to pay, Trump touted the World Cup's "extremely successful" ticket sales, noting that more than 5 million tickets have already been sold. "They're setting every record in the book. They've never had anything like it," he said.

For soccer fans hoping to catch the U.S. team's debut on home soil, the price tag is a bitter pill to swallow. But with the World Cup generating unprecedented demand, it's clear that supply and demand—and the American entertainment market—are calling the shots. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a casual observer, one thing is certain: watching the world's biggest sporting event live doesn't come cheap.