Summary
Fans of England and Scotland looking to buy World Cup tickets are seeing very high prices on FIFA's resale platform. Over 6,000 tickets are being resold for games involving these teams, with prices set by sellers and not directly through FIFA. Fans face a choice between paying these high prices or waiting to see if more official tickets become available.
Key Facts
- Over 6,135 tickets for England and Scotland World Cup games are on FIFA's resale platform.
- The prices for some resale tickets can be more than three times their original value.
- Sellers on the platform set the resale prices, and FIFA takes a 30% fee from each transaction.
- England's cheapest resale ticket for a match against Croatia costs about $898, much higher than the original price.
- Tickets for England's match against Panama have a lowest price of about $920.
- Resale prices for the matches against Ghana in Boston are also high, with some tickets priced at $805.
- Fans are hopeful that ticket prices might drop closer to the game dates.
- Scotland fans are also seeing high resale prices for their group games, especially their match against Brazil.
