Overview
- Tickets on FIFA’s resale site are advertised at many times face value, including $5,324 for Mexico–South Africa’s opener (originally $895) and a lowest-priced World Cup final seat at $9,775.
- One Category 3 ticket for the July 19 final in East Rutherford is listed at $143,750, more than 41 times its $3,450 face value, though a few lower-demand games have seen slight price drops.
- FIFA says resellers set prices on its fan-to-fan marketplace, which charges a 15% processing fee to both buyer and seller, with ticket resale largely unregulated in the United States and Canada.
- In Australia, fans report paying $99 for Football Account+ eligibility yet still missing out on tickets, as Football Australia plans to distribute fewer than 1,000 supporter-tier seats through an undisclosed process.
- FIFA describes its approach as variable pricing rather than automated dynamic pricing, while supporter groups decry scalpers and alleged bot activity and a last-minute first-come sales phase is scheduled to start in April.