Overview
- Published pricing shows many seats in the thousands of dollars, including more than $6,300 for mid-tier seats at the New Jersey final and roughly $7,000 to follow a team from groups to the final in tickets alone.
- FIFA introduced a $60 Supporter Entry Tier for every match, distributed in small batches to participating national federations, with estimates of roughly 400 to 740 tickets per team per game.
- Critics and ticket-market monitors say the low-price tier covers a tiny share of inventory and that resale dynamics and opaque access will leave most fans paying far more.
- FIFA defends its model by citing North American market norms and says it reinvests about 90% of revenues in global football development.
- Some operators report robust early sales of expensive tour packages, even as observers warn high ticket, travel, visa and hotel costs could constrain attendance and the U.S. has formed a World Cup task force to coordinate hosting.