Fraud, price gauging, terrorism concerns plague World Cup debut in US

(The Center Square) – With the largest World Cup sporting event taking place in history in the United States, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is already under investigation by Democratic and Republican attorneys general for alleged price gauging and misrepresenting ticket sales and seat categories. Reports of fraud are also rampant and concerns about national security policies and terrorism threats have been raised, The Center Square reported. A record 48 teams are competing in the international competition from June 11 through July 19 in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The U.S. has the greatest number of host cities. U.S. host cities include Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay area. The first match in the U.S. is in Los Angeles, where Team USA is playing Paraguay on Friday. More than 5 million tick