Zohran Mamdani is hoping to score big with New York soccer fans. 

The Democratic socialist mayoral hopeful launched a petition on Tuesday night calling on FIFA to drop its plan to use dynamic pricing for next summer’s World Cup that is being jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the final game slated to be played at MetLife Stadium. 

The campaign, dubbed “Game Over Greed,” was launched with a stylized video of the candidate posted to social media shortly after The Athletic broke the news of Mamdani’s planned petition. 

As part of his call to action, Mamdani, 33, is demanding that FIFA reverse course with its dynamic pricing plan — which sets ticket prices based on demand from fans. He also called for setting a cap on resale prices and putting aside 15 percent of tickets at a discounted rate for local residents. 

“The World Cup is coming to New York next year, and as a lifelong soccer fan, I couldn’t be more excited,” Mamdani said in the video. “But are any working-class New Yorkers actually going to be able to watch any of the matches? Pre-sale starts tomorrow and for the first time, FIFA is using dynamic pricing. They’re going to figure out in real time how much they can get away with for charging a ticket. 

“The tickets can be resold on an official FIFA platform with no price cap. That means you can buy a ticket for 60 bucks and sell it for $6,000.” 

Mamdani then blasted FIFA for not setting aside tickets for locals to attend the matches before directing viewers to his campaign website to sign a petition, after saying that “the biggest sporting event in the world is happening in your backyard and you’ll be priced out of it.” 

A FIFA spokesperson defended dynamic pricing in a Statement to The Post on Wednesday, calling it a “developing market practice.”

“The pricing model adopted generally reflects the existing and developing market practice in our co-hosts for major entertainment and sporting events on a daily basis, soccer included,” the spokesperson said. “We are focused on ensuring fair access to our game for existing but also prospective fans, and are offering group stage tickets starting at $60, a very competitive price point for a major global sporting event in the U.S.”

“The NYNJ Host Committee is committed to creating an experience that reaches and inspires the entire region—one that is felt in every borough of New York City and across every neighborhood in New Jersey,” a spokesperson for the host committee told The Post in a statement. “This World Cup is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our region, and we’re looking forward to delivering an experience that is unforgettable, accessible, and uniquely New York New Jersey for everyone who resides in and visits our region.”

FIFA, which is in sole control of ticket prices, confirmed earlier this month that it would be using dynamic pricing for the 2026 World Cup, with the cheapest ticket prices for the group stage starting at $60 and reaching up to $6,730 for the priciest ticket for the final. 

The model has drawn concern from fans around the world, including from a group called Football Supporters Europe, which sent a letter to FIFA general secretary Mattias Grafstrom in July to express “serious concerns” about the then-reports about dynamic pricing. 

MetLife Stadium is hosting eight World Cup matches in 2026, with five group stage games, one match in the Round of 32, one match in the Round of 16 and the final. 

FIFA is expected to make more than $3 billion in ticket sales from the World Cup, The Athletic reported.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Mamdani expressed concerns directly to any officials from FIFA or the NYNJ Host Committee. 

Tuesday night’s announcement comes as Mamdani sits as the frontrunner in this November’s election after a new Siena Research/NY Times poll showed he would receive 46 percent of likely voters if it remains a four-way race.