FIFA has added new, even more expensive tickets for this year’s World Cup. Now, a spot in the front Category 1 section costs up to $4,105 for the USA’s opening match against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12.
Continuing to prove that the only thing that matters is money!
Last week, FIFA had a top price of $2,735 for category 1 tickets to the same match, but has now added a new price category called “front category”.
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FIFA has also added a front category 2 to its sales website without a public announcement. These tickets cost between $1,940 and $2,330 for the opening game of the United States. The new categories were first reported on Thursday by The Athletic.
The World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in 16 cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
In its information on “ticket products and categories” on 9 September, football’s international governing body had described category 1 as “the highest priced seats, mainly located in the lower stands”, but appears to have withheld some seats from this category.
Category 2 was described as “located outside the Category 1 areas, accessible in both the lower and upper stands”.
FIFA has also added front Category 1 seats priced at up to $3,360 for Canada’s opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12 in Toronto.
For the round of eight, they have added seats at $905 in Philadelphia.
FIFA last week increased its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 during a reopened sale that was hampered by technical issues. The price had previously been $8,680 when FIFA sold tickets after the tournament’s draw in December.
FIFA’s Category 2 tickets for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, now cost $7,380, up from $5,575, and Category 3 tickets cost $5,785, up from $4,185.
There were no final tickets available on FIFA’s ticket page on Thursday.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has repeatedly said that all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup will be sold out. After initial backlash from fans over the astronomical cost, a “supporter category” of tickets was added in December.
