"FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that many fans who have applied for tickets for the 2026 World Cup will be looking to sell them for profit on resale sites, thus driving up the cost of ticket prices for the summer event in the United States, Mexico and Canada. On FIFA's own resale marketplace, a ticket for the final was being listed for as much as $230,000 this week."
"Fans have reacted with outrage to the pricing strategy for this year's tournament. FIFA is asking for up to $8,680 per ticket, but after criticism said it would offer a selection of $60 tickets for every game to the 48 national federations participating. It could also lead to a lot of disappointed fans being driven to resale sites where tickets are being listed for multiples of their face value."
""So, you can be sure that these tickets, for which we'll have to make a draw because every game will be sold out, will probably be resold at even higher prices. "In 100, almost 100, years of World Cup history, FIFA sold around 50 million tickets in total," he said. "Now for this World Cup in four weeks [on sale], we have the request for 1,000 years of World Cups at once.""
Many fans who applied for 2026 World Cup tickets plan to resell them for profit on resale platforms, driving up ticket costs across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Demand far exceeds supply, requiring a draw to allocate seats for matches expected to sell out. Tickets for the final reached listings as high as $230,000 on FIFA's resale marketplace, where FIFA takes a 30% commission despite not setting prices. U.S. law permits resale on third-party platforms, and FIFA's own pricing tiers, including premiums up to $8,680 and a limited $60 allocation per federation, have provoked public outrage and concern about disappointed fans.
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