Overview
- Secondary resale “get‑in” prices for Round of 32 matches have dropped sharply in the past week, with TicketData reporting an average decline of about 39% week‑over‑week.
- Some matches crashed to bargain levels as kickoff approached, for example Canada vs South Africa fell from roughly $1,800 to $389 by match day.
- Extreme outliers continue to appear on resale sites, including a reported $4,025,000 listing for a USMNT Round of 32 seat on FIFA’s own platform.
- Portugal vs Croatia in Toronto remains one of the priciest fixtures, trading in the multi‑thousand Canadian dollar range because of Cristiano Ronaldo’s draw, large local Portuguese and Croatian communities, and limited stadium capacity.
- FIFA’s practice of releasing small ticket batches and running an official resale marketplace with no cap on asking prices, together with short travel turnarounds for knockout games, are driving volatile swings and drawing regulatory and public scrutiny.