Ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup have surged on FIFA’s official resale platform, with some seats listed at more than 40 times their original face value.
Ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup have skyrocketed on FIFA’s official resale platform, with seats for several matches listed at multiple times their face value, even though most tickets were only recently distributed after the main sales phase ended in January. Weeks after FIFA President Gianni Infantino warned that tickets appearing on resale sites were likely to carry exorbitant price tags, those concerns appear to have materialised on world football’s own platform.
As of Wednesday, a “category three” seat — the highest section of the stands — for the tournament’s opening match between Mexico and South Africa at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on June 11 was listed at $5,324, compared to its original price of $895. Meanwhile, a category three seat for the World Cup final scheduled for July 19 at East Rutherford, New Jersey, was advertised at $143,750 — more than 41 times its original face value of $3,450. The cheapest available ticket for the final on the resale site was listed at $9,775.
In a few cases, however, resale prices have dropped below face value. One ticket for Austria’s group-stage match against Jordan at Levi’s Stadium in California — which recently hosted the Super Bowl — is being offered at $552, despite originally costing $620. For many football fans worldwide, the resale prices have reinforced longstanding concerns about ticket affordability following the tournament draw in December.
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