Uli Hoeneß: This World Cup is a Fiasco for Football

The expanded format of the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico is a complete fiasco for football, according to Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoeneß. The German national team was among those who faced total underdogs, beating Curaçao 7-1.

"In my opinion, this World Cup is a fiasco for football. The average ticket price for the final is two thousand dollars? Where are we headed? I've always supported commercialization in football, but not to this extreme. I wouldn't support it by buying tickets," Hoeneß told "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung."

The honorary president of Bayern added that he had an invitation to stay with a friend in Florida but declined. His home is located about five minutes from that of former US President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago.

"I had absolutely no desire to go to this World Cup. Even if I wanted to, I would have lost interest due to the location of the house (and its distance from the stadiums)," Hoeneß further stated, as quoted by DPA.