The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey have launched an investigation into FIFA’s 2026 World Cup ticketing practices, and have sent subpoenas to the global soccer governing body in what appears to be the most serious probe yet of a ticket sales process that has frustrated fans worldwide.The offices of the two attorneys general, Letitia James of New York and Jennifer Davenport of New Jersey, said in a Wednesday news release that they are “specifically requesting details” about ticketing for MetLife Stadium’s eight games, which include the World Cup final.“The investigation,” they said in the release, “will probe a range of issues that have arisen with FIFA’s ticketing process.” They cited complaints from fans who felt misled by stadium maps; FIFA’s creation of a higher-priced “front” row category after millions of tickets had already been sold; its opacity; and pricing generally.They said they were getting “investigatory support from the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)” as they subpoenaed information from FIFA. A subpoena is a legal order that seeks to compel, in this case, the release of internal info or documents.The investigation is the latest twist in a monthslong ticketing saga that has colored the buildup to this World Cup.FIFA, throughout the fall and winter, sold millions of tickets to the 2026 tournament in four categories. Its prices, the first point of outrage, were higher than prices for corresponding matches at every previous World Cup in every category. Even amid backlash, FIFA then hiked the prices from October to November, again after the World Cup draw in December, and again when a “last-minute sales phase” opened in April.Each category, meanwhile, corresponded to a range of sections at each stadium, per color-coded maps embedded in the ticketing portal and published online. But, as The Athletic detailed last month, FIFA altered those stadium maps from one sales phase to the next. And in April, when it converted tickets to specific seats in specific sections, it assigned a minority of ticket buyers a seat that, in an earlier phase, had belonged to a different category.