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Under-fire FIFA announces $60 World Cup tickets, for the few
The good news? FIFA responded to outrage at the most expensive World Cup ever with discount tickets comparable to the cost of a normal game for "loyal fans." The bad news? It's for a tiny share of the tickets.
Fans of teams ranked at the 2026 World Cup will pay their tickets at $60 (50 euros) per game, announced this Tuesday, December 16, FIFA in response to fan associations denouncing “astronomic” prices.
Long-term fans of their national teams are to be rewarded for their loyalty at the 2026 World Cup. After worldwide protests because of too high prices FIFA has reacted to the criticism. From a special contingent for participating teams there will be cheap tickets at the price of only 50 euros per game. The associations are to distribute these tickets for "loyal fans who are closely connected to the team". New "base rank" for fansThe so-called ba…
On Tuesday, December 16, the International Federation announced the creation of a new category of places called “Supporter Entry”. Since the launch of the ticketing system, many voices have been raised to denounce the...
While many supporters' associations denounced the "astronomical" fares of tickets for the 2026 World Cup, Fifa announced 60-dollar tickets on Tuesday.
The criticism of the expensive tickets for the World Cup had an effect. For the most loyal fans, some match tickets will now cost around 550 kronor – even for the World Cup final.
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