Tickets for the 2026 World Cup final went on open sale for the first time on Wednesday, with top-category seats priced at up to $10,990 (₦15,145,648.70), a sharp rise on earlier releases.86bcca
FIFA employed dynamic pricing, leading to increases of up to 38 percent for category one, two and three seats compared with December’s allocation. Category two tickets rose from $5,575 to $7,380, while category three jumped from $4,185 to $5,785.
Technical glitches plagued the sale, with many early users directed to incorrect queues and delayed access. BBC Sport joined the queue at 15:20 BST and waited six hours; only 35 group-stage matches were initially available, with no England, Scotland or knockout-stage games visible at first.
Resale platform tickets for the final appeared the next day ranging from $27,000 to $82,780, with FIFA charging 15 percent fees to both buyers and sellers. Corporate hospitality packages were listed as high as $124,800 for suites.
Sports law expert Prof Mark James noted FIFA could have capped resale prices under New York State law but chose not to. “Fifa could have placed a resale cap of face value,” he said.
Football Supporters’ Association chief Thomas Concannon criticised the process: “It’s just yet another stain on Fifa’s ticketing sales.” He added that many fans now face prices exceeding £10,000 for multiple matches, often their only chance to attend a World Cup.
FIFA has not released full pricing structures and availability continues to change dynamically until kick-off.
