Sluggish World Cup ticket sales hit Trump where it hurts: his crowd size obsession (opens in new tab)

Daily Beast noted on Tuesday that he is poised to be “humiliated” by dismal World Cup ticket sales.According to a new analysis by the Financial Times, “almost 180,000 tickets for the tournament, which kicks off on Thursday, are still available on FIFA’s official resale portals. FIFA also has around 15,000 tickets for group-stage matches unsold on its website.” As a result, “scenes of thousands of empty seats in stadiums across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico could prove particularly embarrassing...