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Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread
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on 16/12/2025, 10:42:19 UTC
Quote from: Ale88 on December 15, 2025, 11:29:33 PM
Quote from: KTChampions on December 14, 2025, 10:48:22 AM
Quote from: Spack17 on December 14, 2025, 10:04:21 AM
I don't know if anyone has shared this already. But here is a comparison between World Cup 2022 and 2026 ticket prices.

That's an insane kind of rise mate.  Sad  By the way I don't think people would like to pay that ridiculous amount of money for the opening match which is Mexico - South Africa. Nothing interesting about it.

Maybe there might be a good show in the opening but still the match isn't attracting. I really wonder how much the ticket revenue will be compared to 2022 by the end of the tournament.
This picture has already been in this thread, but I think the topic of ticket prices will be relevant until the very end of this World Cup. I would also like to point out the following: we are comparing ticket prices with Qatar, which has one of the highest standards of living, but the ticket prices were reasonable. The US is a developed country, but it has its own nuances (half a million bankruptcies a year for those who can't pay their medical bills), and such ticket prices are a slap in the face to all ordinary people.
The prices are outrageous, there is no other way to put it. Especially because this is not only about the US but the whole world, and there are many fans from third-world countries. And I keep wondering who is going to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to go watch a game with Curaçao, Tunisia, etc.

Let's also not forget that American sports are very expensive when it comes to go to the stadium: single or seasonal tickets cost way more than European football tickets. It's always about the money but the US bring this concept beyond any limit.

It's not just a question of the United States; ticket prices for World Cup matches have always been expensive, even very expensive.
Perhaps in America they have raised the price even more, but they are banking on the fact that fans are willing to pay exorbitant prices to see a World Cup match.
Or maybe they don't know that not everyone in the world earns as much as they do in America! Grin