Overview
- FIFA listed about 1,178 Category Two final tickets on its last-minute sales site for $7,380 each, while a small number of front-row Category One seats and hospitality packages remain at face values up to roughly $32,970–$34,500.
- Resale and secondary-market prices for the remaining matches have dropped sharply, with trackers reporting falls of roughly 25%–70% after the United States, Mexico and Canada were eliminated from the tournament.
- The governing body began selling preserved pieces of the final pitch in tiered editions priced from $450 to $3,000, a program that reports say could generate more than $11 million if all tiers sell out.
- Regulators are scrutinizing FIFA’s ticketing practices: New York and New Jersey have issued subpoenas and several state attorneys general have opened inquiries into pricing, seat-location accuracy and resale listings.
- The moves follow record attendance and FIFA’s use of market-based pricing for 2026, and they raise practical concerns for fans about affordability, transparency and how much revenue from last-minute and memorabilia sales will benefit the sport.