The first open sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup showed Fifa is charging up to $10,990 (£8,333) to be at the final. It is thought to be the most expensive ever general admission to a football match.
In its World Cup bid book, the US, Canada and Mexico said tickets to the final would cost a maximum of $1,550 (£1,174). By the time tickets went on sale to members of each country’s official supporters’ club in December, the most expensive was listed at $8,680 (£6,581).
Prices then went up again when Wednesday’s final sale period began. Tickets for the Qatar World Cup final in 2022 cost the equivalent of $1,604 (£1,214) for the top-priced seat.
Establishing the actual cost of tickets for this summer’s tournament is difficult as Fifa has never released its pricing structures.
