New Delhi, May 21 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to announce on Thursday (local time) that a new batch of 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets will be offered to residents across New York City's five boroughs for $50 each.

The Guardian reported that the tickets, which will be made available via a lottery system, will cover all matches at MetLife Stadium except the final, and will also include round-trip bus transportation to the venue.

Mayor Mamdani is set to unveil the plan in the Little Senegal neighbourhood of Harlem in upper Manhattan, where he is likely to be accompanied by community leaders.

Through this initiative, it is expected that 1,000 tickets will be distributed, with nearly 150 seats set aside for each of the seven m...