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Texas state law enforcement office that opened an investigation into StubHub's World Cup ticket sales.

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Opened an investigation into StubHub on 3 July

2026 FIFA World Cup: StubHub hit by lawsuit and Texas probe
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Common Questions
Why is the Texas Attorney General investigating StubHub?
It opened an investigation on 3 July 2026 into World Cup ticket sales, after complaints of 'ghost ticketing' where resold tickets were never delivered or were revoked.Source: Lowdown
What is ghost ticketing at the World Cup?
It is when a reseller lists a ticket it expects to source closer to the match, and the buyer is Left with a listing that was never backed by an actual seat once that supply fails to appear.Source: Lowdown
Is StubHub facing other legal action over World Cup tickets?
Yes. A separate federal class action was filed in the Southern District of New York around 30 June seeking more than $5 million over the same kind of undelivered tickets.Source: Lowdown

Background

The Texas Attorney General's office opened an investigation into StubHub on 3 July over World Cup ticket sales, a separate front from a federal class action filed around 30 June in the Southern District of New York seeking more than $5 million over tickets that were never delivered or were revoked despite StubHub's delivery guarantee. The underlying complaint is so-called ghost ticketing: a reseller lists a ticket it expects to source before the match, and when that supply fails to materialise the buyer is Left holding a listing that was never backed by an actual seat.

As a state law-enforcement office, the Texas Attorney General can compel documents and testimony by subpoena, a power the SDNY class-action plaintiffs do not have. That distinguishes the Texas inquiry from the private lawsuit even though both target the same StubHub Conduct.

The StubHub probe extends an established 2026 pattern of US state enforcement into World Cup ticketing: New York and New Jersey's attorneys general had already subpoenaed FIFA itself on 27 May over primary-market ticket practices at MetLife Stadium, a separate, ongoing inquiry into how the tournament organiser prices and allocates seats.