"Disabled fans face paying more to attend games as there are no tickets available to them in the lowest-priced tier of the general allocation. Personal assistants have been told they will have to pay the full price of a ticket, rather than receive a free or concession rate. Fifa says it cannot guarantee that they will get a seat next to the disabled fan they have taken to the game."
"The current situation appears to expect disabled fans to gamble on cost and access. Planning, personal assistants and pricing are vital considerations for disabled fans, as repeatedly shown in Level Playing Field Annual Fan Survey data. Restricting access to the lowest pricing tiers and charging for personal assistants, add unavoidable, additional, disability-related costs to attending."
"Level Playing Field says it "raised serious and legitimate concerns" with Fifa more than three weeks ago but has not received a response. It has now written to national governing bodies and the secretary of state for culture, media and sport."
Disabled supporters for the 2026 World Cup face restricted access to the lowest-priced general allocation and may have to pay more to attend matches. Personal assistants have been told they must pay full-price tickets rather than receive free or concession rates, and FIFA cannot guarantee assistants will be seated next to disabled attendees. There is uncertainty about the number of wheelchair and easy-access spaces. Level Playing Field raised detailed concerns with FIFA more than three weeks ago and has received no response, prompting letters to national governing bodies and the culture secretary. Ticket pricing controversies continue amid limited lower-priced ticket releases.
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