Every football fan dreams of one day attending the FIFA World Cup and, in the best case scenario, even the final match. One problem with this is that World Cup tickets are often not easy to get, as you now have to go through a lottery and random selection process to even get the chance to buy a ticket for a World Cup match. The pricing of World Cup tickets is also becoming a problem situation, because if you want to have reasonably good tickets, you have to dig deep into your own pockets and sometimes raid your piggy bank. Particularly in view of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico, there is growing discontent among fans due to the high ticket prices and the way tickets are allocated to fans.
WORLD CUP 2026: 48 participating teams for the first time and not extremely high ticket prices for the first time
The upcoming FIFA XXL World Cup is not under the best of auspices. While US President Donald Trump has threatened to take away the matches of some Democratic-led cities and political tensions in the country are boiling over, FIFA has to deal with dissatisfied fans. Ticket sales prices for the tournament are higher than ever before, as the organisers naturally want to make as much profit as possible from the football event. Even if you have fought your way through the random selection process and managed to buy a ticket, this is not immediately associated with a high level of fan satisfaction. Not at all, as the US portal The Athletic has now uncovered. During the first sales phase, fans were confronted with extremely high ticket prices, which even exceeded the prices for the World Cup in Qatar.
Soccer World Cup 2026 tickets: FIFA adjusts ticket prices to demand
FIFA had already stated in September that the prices for 2026 World Cup tickets would be adjusted in line with demand from fans. Well, demand is high and so are the prices for tickets to the stadiums. The Athletic also reports that only a few tickets in the cheapest category have been offered. Does FIFA want to find out whether the most expensive tickets can be sold first? It may be worthwhile for fans to wait a little longer before buying their World Cup tickets and pick up some quality bargains on the secondary market for football tickets.
