2026 FIFA World Cup - Canada, Mexico, USA

[CroFlames]

Booming World Cup ticket prices outstrip everything except the Super Bowl

From the Athletic

Initial prices for tickets to the 2026 men’s World Cup blew away all projections and points of comparison except one: the NFL’s Super Bowl.

The prices were far beyond what North American soccer officials proposed during their successful bid for the 2026 tournament. Back in 2018, they estimated that group-stage tickets could range from $21 to $323, and tickets to the World Cup final could range from $128 to $1,550. Instead, the cheapest ticket to the final is $2,030, with most upper-deck tickets to the showpiece sold for $2,790 or $4,210; lower-level and most second-level tickets for the final are $6,730.

Welp, the hope that ticket prices for the tournament would mirror those of previous WCs is officially out the window. Guess we probably shoulda known this would happen. They probably figure that diaspora communities in the States will pay any amount to see their team play. Are they really gonna sell out Tunisia vs New Zealand at AT&T or Metlife at $500+ a pop?

[trackercowe]

Am I the only one who would have second thoughts of even buying tickets to The World Cup or Los Angeles Olympics due to safety concerns alone? I originally planned to go down for the tournament, but all that has changed because of the election. I'm okay to wait four years and fly to Portugal or Spain.

[fundmark19]

We are trying to decide as well. We received the pre-sale rights to try. We might even skip the games and just go to the fifa party areas and try a game in Mexico.

[scotty2hotty]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Am I the only one who would have second thoughts of even buying tickets to The World Cup or Los Angeles Olympics due to safety concerns alone? I originally planned to go down for the tournament, but all that has changed because of the election. I'm okay to wait four years and fly to Portugal or Spain.

Zero chance I’ll go to the US for a game. I’ll never spend another recreational dime there regardless of the situation.

[WideReceiver]

If I won a trip including game tickets in the U.S., I’d sell them abd donate the money to a charity. Maybe kids’ cancer as a FU to the crime family.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by WideReceiver

Ignoring a trip including game tickets in the U.S., I’d sell them abd donate the money to a charity. Maybe kids’ cancer as a FU to the crime family.

Don’t forget about your donation to FIFA.

As per the athletic:

FIFA will charge both sellers and buyers a 15 per cent fee on its official 2026 World Cup ticket resale platform, which launched on Thursday and almost immediately had some tickets listed for tens of thousands of dollars.