"Fifa tripled the price of its best available tickets to the World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available on Thursday for the 19 July match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The governing body listed those seats as Front Category 1 on its sales site. It previously had a high price of $10,990 for Category 1. The $10,990 category for the final was available Thursday night only as Wheelchair and Easy Access Amenity Category 1."
"The most expensive ticket for the 2022 World Cup final was about $1,600. Tickets for the 14 July semi-final at AT&T Stadium in Dallas were listed at $11,130, $4,330, $3,710 and $2,705. Seats for the following day's semi-final at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium were at $10,635, $3,545 and $2,725. Tickets for the US opener against Paraguay on 12 June at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles were available for $2,735, $1,940 and $1,120, while tickets for the Americans' 19 June game against Australia at Seattle were listed at $2,715."
"Fifa president Gianni Infantino has defended the ticket prices. We have to look at the market. We are in a market in which entertainment is the most developed in the world, so we have to apply market rates, he said Tuesday at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. In the US it is permitted to resell tickets, as well, so if you were to sell tickets at the price which is too low, these tickets will be resold at a much higher price."
"And as a matter of fact, even though some people are saying that the ticket prices we have are high, they still end up on the resale market at an even higher price, more than double of our price. He added, You cannot go to watch in the US a college game, not even speaking about a top professional game of a certain level, for less than $300. Though college football postseason games and Super Bowls can command high prices, tickets for US sporting events"
FIFA increased the price of its best available World Cup final tickets, listing $32,970 seats for the 19 July match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Those seats were categorized as Front Category 1, up from a prior Category 1 price of $10,990. The $10,990 Category 1 price was available only briefly and only for Wheelchair and Easy Access Amenity Category 1. The most expensive 2022 World Cup final ticket was about $1,600. Semi-final tickets were priced at multiple tiers, including $11,130 and $10,635 for the top categories. FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the pricing by referencing market rates and US ticket resale, where low-priced tickets can be resold for more than double the original price.
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