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Posted on 05/11/2026 11:47:53 AM PDT by Libloather
The biggest sporting event in world history might have a less-flattering title soon: the most expensive sporting event in world history.
The World Cup, which kicks off June 11 in Mexico City, has become a carnival for the rich so expensive it resembles a monthlong Met Gala. Just last Thursday, FIFA rolled out a $32,970 seat for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium, triple the cost of its most expensive ticket before then.
Even in the group stage, tickets are priced in the hundreds of dollars. So is parking and, in some cities — including New York and Boston — so is public transit.
Want to take a family of four to Norway-Senegal, the cheapest game available in the New York area?
As of Saturday afternoon, there were four “Category Four” seats in Section 306, the upper corner of the stadium, available for $402.50 apiece on FIFA’s resale site, the cheapest option between the traditional secondary market (StubHub, SeatGeek, etc.), the official resale and what’s left at face value.
That’s $1,610 for tickets, plus if you’re coming in from the city, you’ll have to factor in the $105 NJ Transit ticket per person, which jacks up the total cost to $2,030, still before buying any food or beverages.
Or you could always park. That’ll require paying $225 for a space at American Dream and walking, though, since the general parking lots are being used for fan engagement and enhanced security.
For a 90-minute game, that comes out to $5.64 per person, per minute.
Tickets for the Mets-Cubs game at Citi Field the same night, by the way, can be had for less than $50 a pop. That does, however, require watching the Mets play baseball.
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That makes it even dumber!
The sport is star-driven. That’s why people pay to watch Messi. But people aren’t interested if it’s just a bunch of guys they don’t know.
> Just last Thursday, FIFA rolled out a $32,970 seat for the July 19 final … <
I just can’t catch a break. Earlier this year I budgeted $32,900 for a premium seat. I really thought that would be more than enough. But it wasn’t.
So once again I won’t be going to the finals.
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There are Americans willing to pay this much to see soccer? Incredible.
All sports are star driven. There’s just too many athletes for them to be anything else. Meanwhile the fact that they’re getting these prices shows people are interested n watching guys they don’t know.
If I had a disposable income of a few billion dollars, I might would pay that much for some sporting event, but it hasn’t been created yet.
But people attend that for a “happening.” To see and be seen.
Another “Coachella”
Last I checked, attending a soccer match is a luxury, not a necessity. In global terms, this is the biggest, most lucrative and most watched sporting event, even bigger than our Supee Bowl. It stands to reason that there would be a high demand for tickets. Obviously there will be a supply limited by the size of the stadium. High demand, limited supply, what the heck would you expect to happen to the price of the tickets?
People come from all over the world to attend the World Cup. It’s not just Americans buying the tickets. The World Cup is the most lucrative, most watched, and most closely followed sporting event on earth, even if most Americans don’t really care that much.
People are stupid.
SHE IS OUT FRONT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TICKET SCALPERS-— AND I DOUBT SHE WILL QUIT DOING SO.
They sold out most of the matches, because pretty much Americans rooted for the “old country” and went to their games.
I’ll watch on TV, thanks.
What the sex workers flying in for the games ? How is their business ?
Soccer is glorified jogging.
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