Overview
- Fans faced hours-long virtual queues and rate-limit errors during Wednesday’s new ticket drop, even as FIFA listed direct seats for the July 19 final at $10,990.
- FIFA’s official resale site showed four final tickets at about $2.3 million each, with uncapped asking prices that also included six‑figure upper‑deck seats and the cheapest resale near $11,000.
- FIFA says sellers set prices and it takes a 15% fee from both buyer and seller on its marketplace, a structure critics say encourages extreme asking prices.
- Supporters groups and buyers accused FIFA of a confusing, opaque process after a late “front category” of premium seats appeared with higher prices than earlier offers.
- Host regions face steep match‑day travel costs, with NJ Transit planning $150 round‑trips and Boston’s MBTA $80, prompting local officials to press FIFA to help cover expenses.