"The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national associations for games involving their team to sell to the most loyal fans. And a list published by the German soccer federation revealed prices ranged from $180-$700 for varying group stage games. The lowest price for the final was $4,185 and the highest was $8,680. Those group-stage prices are very different from FIFA's claims of $60 tickets being available."
"Fan organization Football Supporters Europe (FSE) described the current prices as extortionate. This is a monumental betrayal of the tradition of the World Cup, ignoring the contribution of supporters to the spectacle it is, it said in a statement. FIFA said in September that tickets released through its website would initially range from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final. But those prices are subject to change as it adopts dynamic pricing for the first time at the World Cup."
FIFA allocates 8% of World Cup tickets to national associations for matches involving their teams. A German federation price list showed group-stage tickets from $180 to $700 and final tickets from $4,185 to $8,680. Those figures contrast with earlier stated $60 group-stage options and U.S. bid targets of $21 seats for many opening-phase games. Fan organization Football Supporters Europe described the prices as extortionate and called them a monumental betrayal of World Cup tradition, urging a halt to national-association sales until a respectful solution is found. FIFA has introduced dynamic pricing and launched a Random Selection Draw for specific-match applications.
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