These fans are boycotting the World Cup. Will they make it a bust?

Ty Malugani posing at St. James Park, the stadium of Premier League team Newcastle United in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Ty Malugani/‎Ty Malugani hide caption toggle caption Ty Malugani/‎Ty Malugani When Ty Malugani in Alabama heard the World Cup was coming to North America, he was thrilled. This was finally his chance to go to a World Cup right in the U.S and take his four little ones to experience the game he loves. The U.S. is co-hosting the tournament with Mexico and Canada starting in mid-June. "We always talked about going to a World Cup," Malugani says. "And so we were like, oh, there's one in America! Just perfect, perfect timing." Soon enough, that excitement turned into disappointment. First, there were the eye-watering ticket prices. The cheapest match for the U.S. team would cost his family almost $1,600 — for nosebleed seats. If his family wanted to go to the U.S. opening game, it would cost them over $6,700 for seats. Fans aren't happy with FIFA for many reasons Then there was the confusing way FIFA is selling the World Cup tickets, from using lotteries to its hard-to-understand array of seating categories. The last straw for Malugani came when the organization awarded President Trump the FIFA Peace Prize , a new recognition given to those who "have helped unite people all over the world in peace." For Malugani, it felt as if FIFA was more focused on cuddling up to the president than on soccer fans like himself. …