FIFA unlocks more World Cup tickets and adds new, more expensive categories
Summary
FIFA is releasing more tickets for the World Cup games after some fans complained about new, higher-priced ticket categories. Ticket prices for matches vary widely, with some tickets costing thousands of dollars, and sales for certain US games are lower than expected.Key Facts
- FIFA added a new, more expensive “front category” ticket option recently.
- More tickets in Categories 1, 2, and 3 will be available for all 104 World Cup games.
- Initial ticket prices started at $140 for lower categories and went up to $8,680 for the final.
- Ticket prices increased to a maximum of $10,990 when sales reopened on April 1.
- Some fans were upset because they thought better seats were withheld due to the new category.
- For the US-Paraguay game on June 12, about 40,934 tickets were sold out of a stadium capacity near 69,650.
- Tickets for the US-Paraguay match were priced between $1,120 and $2,735.
- The Iran-New Zealand game sold around 50,661 tickets, with prices ranging from $140 to $450.
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