Would you buy a World Cup ticket for $11.5 million?

[Wakate]

This is the story behind a World Cup ticket actually listed for $11.5 million on FIFA site. In less than 24 hours the internet has gone crazy due to the high cost of 2026 World Cup Ticket, the highest weve seen so far is the $11.5m ticket price. FIFA President is receiving the backlash as we speak.

FIFA has claimed that they have no hand in the price increase. They went further to say, each Individual has the right to set any amount for a ticket.

FIFA has also decided not to set a Cap for each ticket sale. I think it is because they have 30% commission for each ticked sold.

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

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You don't need to be surprised about this because politicians are the ones playing this game thinking its going to favour them by selling the ticket at an extravagant price thinking the public will not over react to it. This is the first time this is happening and the whole world is watching what is about to happen by the time the world cup tournament commenced.

[yahoo62278]

This is the story behind a World Cup ticket actually listed for $11.5 million on FIFA site. In less than 24 hours the internet has gone crazy due to the high cost of 2026 World Cup Ticket, the highest weve seen so far is the $11.5m ticket price. FIFA President is receiving the backlash as we speak.

FIFA has claimed that they have no hand in the price increase. They went further to say, each Individual has the right to set any amount for a ticket.

FIFA has also decided not to set a Cap for each ticket sale. I think it is because they have 30% commission for each ticked sold.

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

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I'm not a fan of soccer at all so no I would not pay anywhere close to 11.5 million for a ticket. The World Cup is like the Superbowl of soccer so if I were a soccer fan I think a fair price for a ticket to a big event like that would be $6000-10000 max. Anything more then that and you're just showing off IMO.

[Hardyrobust]

 The price is really much and I don't think if anyone will be willing to pay for such a ticket. FIFA needs to adjust the price of tickets because this may deprived or stop some football fans for not watching the world because of high cost of tickets and it will definitely affect some games, especially if majority of there fans couldn't turn up as a result of high cost of tickets. That amount is not what someone will be willing to pull out just like that , even if there is someone who is willing to do that , how many are they?.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

This is the story behind a World Cup ticket actually listed for $11.5 million on FIFA site. In less than 24 hours the internet has gone crazy due to the high cost of 2026 World Cup Ticket, the highest weve seen so far is the $11.5m ticket price. FIFA President is receiving the backlash as we speak.

FIFA has claimed that they have no hand in the price increase. They went further to say, each Individual has the right to set any amount for a ticket.

FIFA has also decided not to set a Cap for each ticket sale. I think it is because they have 30% commission for each ticked sold.

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

You will be shocked to see that sooner than later, all of those tickets will be all bought over, but definitely not by people like myself because even if I was a dollar billionaire or even a trillionaire, with what I've seen and learn about money today, I will not spend such an amount buying a world Cup ticket except there are maybe other benefits to owning the ticket aside being allowed access into the stadium to watch the world Cup match, and I will have to study that other benefits to ensure it's really worth that amount of money, if it's not worth It, then I am still not buying.

If I don't already have a big screen in my house, I would spend out of that money to get a big screen, sit comfortably in my sitting room, get some really good wine with some bowels of pop corn, enjoy myself while watching the world cup match from home.

The thing is, money is not easy to come by, and those who understand this won't waste such a large amount on a world Cup ticket that doesn't bring any other benefits aside entering the stadium to watch the match being played live.

[Asiska02]

That price is so high that on a norms, no one would want to even think of buying it. Just wait until the final minutes and you’ll get to see a buyer even if they want themselves to become anonymous. People do crazy things for what they crave for especially when they have the money. A billionaire with a business mindset won’t buy this ticket for their own use, but you’ll see someone out of the blue who would buy this and won’t feel that they’ve spent a lot of money in buying that ticket. If FIFA has an hand in this which they calm they don’t set ticket prices, but have 30% commissions, then they may have the influence to have pushed for this. This is really incredible and can’t wait to see who will buy this ticket.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Of course I wouldn't buy it, even if I had enough money. And I very much doubt that any billionaire would do that. People with a lot of money can afford to pay more for exclusive products, but there’s nothing exclusive about that. Are you going to pay 11 million for something worth a thousand dollars? Although some billionaires do make extravagant purchases, they don’t throw money away like that; otherwise, they’d soon cease to be billionaires.

[Moreno233]

This is the story behind a World Cup ticket actually listed for $11.5 million on FIFA site. In less than 24 hours the internet has gone crazy due to the high cost of 2026 World Cup Ticket, the highest weve seen so far is the $11.5m ticket price. FIFA President is receiving the backlash as we speak.

FIFA has claimed that they have no hand in the price increase. They went further to say, each Individual has the right to set any amount for a ticket.

FIFA has also decided not to set a Cap for each ticket sale. I think it is because they have 30% commission for each ticked sold.

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

I don't know FIFA to be in the business of joking so I wonder where this confusion is coming from. If FIFA claim not to have a hand in fixing the price of tickets, are they saying that they will allow the contractors or whoever is in charge of that to mess things up for them? I think the ticket price will be corrected unless they are telling us they want to divide participants based on how much money they have and that may be perceived as another form of racism.

[HelliumZ]

A World Cup ticket costs around $12 million and it seems like an unrealistic dream to me and it is reserved only for celebrities and famous people of the Bilonia class, first class level in the world, it is not for us common people.
However, the ticket price of 10 thousand dollars seems to be too high for ordinary people. Maybe this ticket price is okay for American businessmen. But for the general public, it is definitely too high.
For lower-income people like us, it's enough to sit comfortably in a chair in front of the TV screen and enjoy the game.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

This is the story behind a World Cup ticket actually listed for $11.5 million on FIFA site. In less than 24 hours the internet has gone crazy due to the high cost of 2026 World Cup Ticket, the highest weve seen so far is the $11.5m ticket price. FIFA President is receiving the backlash as we speak.

FIFA has claimed that they have no hand in the price increase. They went further to say, each Individual has the right to set any amount for a ticket.

FIFA has also decided not to set a Cap for each ticket sale. I think it is because they have 30% commission for each ticked sold.

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

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That is quite an outrageous price to be tagged on a ticket to watch a single football match, but if this ticket is meant to cover the entire match if FIFA 2026 games, then I'm sure that the world richest men in the like of "Elon Musk" and "Mark Zuckerberg" can confidently afford buying these tickets within a blink of an eye. Considering the Pro VVIP that will be attributed to such a huge outrageous ticket.

However, when it comes to me, I definitely can't spend such huge amount of money on mere football ticket, unless if the officials of FIFA will allow me go home with the trophy after the match ends, because that will be the only means to justify such statement.

[blockman]

Avid fans who are truly rich might fall for that price. But even if I am one of the avid fans of this sport and event, I'll not throw that money in it. I might buy some memorabilia that I can afford from that event but not at that price. It's so crazy that the world are dictating prices of their tickets like for this one if it's a genuine price that have been said. Although I do not see a news about it and nothing is appearing on my google searches about this particular price of the world cup ticket. Because it might have been made just for the event to call for more ticket sales and it's clout that's done there.

[Taskford]

Avid fans who are truly rich might fall for that price. But even if I am one of the avid fans of this sport and event, I'll not throw that money in it. I might buy some memorabilia that I can afford from that event but not at that price. It's so crazy that the world are dictating prices of their tickets like for this one if it's a genuine price that have been said. Although I do not see a news about it and nothing is appearing on my google searches about this particular price of the world cup ticket. Because it might have been made just for the event to call for more ticket sales and it's clout that's done there.

Avid super rich fans would provably grab that tickets for the sake of clout. But for normal fans even if they have millions of dollar in savings for sure that they would never buy a ticket as expensive as that since this is just a waste of money.

Also OP just seems creating a scenario which impossible to happen. I tried to google it to see if it happen in history but it seems that increase until it reach to millions didn't happen yet on history of world cup.

[Lucius]

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If I don't already have a big screen in my house, I would spend out of that money to get a big screen, sit comfortably in my sitting room, get some really good wine with some bowels of pop corn, enjoy myself while watching the world cup match from home.

For those of us who are not from the US or a nearby country, it is definitely not worth going to watch the matches of this world championship live - because the costs are beyond comprehension and the media writes a lot that the interest of the fans is not nearly as much as the organizer had hoped.

For me personally, a ticket for a regular seat at the stadium should not be more expensive than $500, and those who want VIP seats should pay ten times that if they want special treatment. Football should be played for the fans, and for everyone who wants to watch the games, not only those with deep pockets.

I already have a big screen TV so I won't have to spend money on it, although due to the time difference I won't be watching many games, as many are played after midnight.

[stompix]

Even US President Trump said he can’t pay $10,000 for a ticket;

Lol, the guy with 8 billion in wealth can't pay a $10k ticket?
Where do you even get this bullshit from? Know the difference between wouldn't and couldn't "?

I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest

A World Cup ticket costs around $12 million and it seems like an unrealistic dream to me and it is reserved only for celebrities and famous people of the Bilonia class, first class level in the world, it is not for us common people.

Bilonia? Oh my god!
Seriously, guys, read the article:

On the Fifa Resale/Exchange Marketplace, tickets for the final were available Thursday ranging from $8,970 to $11,499,998.85. The high price was listed for a ticket four rows from the top of the upper deck,.

“If some people put on the secondary, on the resale market some tickets for the final at $2m, No 1, it doesn’t mean that the tickets cost $2m, and No 2, it doesn’t mean that somebody will buy these tickets,” Infantino said. “Actually if somebody buys a ticket for the final for $2m, I will personally bring a hotdog and a Coke to make sure that he has a great experience.”

Anyhow, this is a wake-up call for the difference in wealth between the US and other countries!
Remember how the US was on the brink of bankruptcy and the dollar was dead, look at where we are now, the entire world can barely afford tickets that the Americans have already cleared out at x10 the price even other first-world nations were willing to pay!

[SensitiveEyes]

I'm not a fan of soccer at all so no I would not pay anywhere close to 11.5 million for a ticket. The World Cup is like the Superbowl of soccer so if I were a soccer fan I think a fair price for a ticket to a big event like that would be $6000-10000 max. Anything more then that and you're just showing off IMO.

Only showoffs would pay millions for a ticket. I would not pay $11.5 million for a ticket. I believe Trump when he said he would not pay $1000 to watch the US team. I love football, have been to stadiums a few times. I prefer streaming on 4K at home because it is more comforting instead of paying to sit in a stadium. Drinks and snacks are daylight robbery on top of the stadium entry price. I will enjoy the world cup at home.

[Frankolala]

You said it already. The price is obviously a joke and such things are completely normal because for every trade, there has to be a willing buyer for every seller at an agreeable price. There is near 100% chance that no one will buy it unless the person is a billionaire and billionaires don't spend lavishly like that because they know the value of money and take care about spending. If I had $12m+ I won't buy because it's not worth it. There would always be more world cups to come.

Is it even a most to go watch the live matches. The amount is outrageous and no poor or average man will be able to avoid this amount of money to watch football matches. That amount is enough to turn their lives around. I don't think that this is true and if it is, it means that the world cup is now for only the stinky rich people because some rich men wouldn't use such amount of money to watch the games.

[Muba20]

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

The maximum ticket price for the World Cup is $11.5 million, undoubtedly just to attract the attention of the world. I doubt that anyone will buy tickets at this high price. And even if someone does, there must be a different purpose for it. However, from my point of view, since the passion of everyone from the ordinary to the high class is connected with the World Cup, football should not be kept for any particular class. The ticket price for all football fans is kept in a state that is within their purchasing range. And if it is increased, it should be within a limitation. If the ticket price is too high or beyond the purchasing power of the ordinary fans, then it will have a negative impact on the emotion that people have for football. Which can also affect the football organizations in the long run.

[shinratensei_]

There's a fun fact is that FIFA was tripled the price for its final World Cup tickets before the resale ticket price was going that high. So i think FIFA itself was the main problem of how the resale ticket price became crazy like this.
If they're putting sense price for the ticket. I don't think there would be a bubble for the current WC ticket. However, it's true none is gonna pay non sense amount just to attend at the final of WC.

So it's most likele that ticket will remain unsold even until the end of World Cup. No reason for people to charity their money to the resellers while they can watch WC for free from the TV channel that have bought the right to restreaming the World CUp.

[SensitiveEyes]

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

The maximum ticket price for the World Cup is $11.5 million, undoubtedly just to attract the attention of the world. I doubt that anyone will buy tickets at this high price. And even if someone does, there must be a different purpose for it. However, from my point of view, since the passion of everyone from the ordinary to the high class is connected with the World Cup, football should not be kept for any particular class. The ticket price for all football fans is kept in a state that is within their purchasing range. And if it is increased, it should be within a limitation. If the ticket price is too high or beyond the purchasing power of the ordinary fans, then it will have a negative impact on the emotion that people have for football. Which can also affect the football organizations in the long run.

Rising costs pushes tickets out the purchase range of fans. The most passionate fans would not pay $11.5 million for a ticket. Trump said he would not pay $1000 for a ticket.

The world cup is a competition for all classes. A poor status does not stop you becoming a fan. Before it became a slave to corporate sponsors, fans were equals supporting the teams they loved in the world cup. Fans from the slums could stand alongside millionaires waving team scarves sharing the celebrations. Money wins instead of selling fixed price tickets on first come lottery basis.

[Myleschetty]

This is the story behind a World Cup ticket actually listed for $11.5 million on FIFA site. In less than 24 hours the internet has gone crazy due to the high cost of 2026 World Cup Ticket, the highest weve seen so far is the $11.5m ticket price. FIFA President is receiving the backlash as we speak.

FIFA has claimed that they have no hand in the price increase. They went further to say, each Individual has the right to set any amount for a ticket.

FIFA has also decided not to set a Cap for each ticket sale. I think it is because they have 30% commission for each ticked sold.

However, what I think is that the price is tag is a joke. No one will buy a ticket for that amount.

Since the FIFA World Cup ticket price was based on dynamic pricing, which varies by match importance, host city, seating category, level of demand, and sales phase, it is difficult to determine which specific FIFA World Cup ticket you are referring to, and the link you provided is broken. Regardless of the circumstances, it is irrational to spend $11.5 million on a ticket when using the same funds to purchase Bitcoin will result in something better in the coming years.

[Ronsbit]

In as much as we are arguing the fact that the ticket is way too expensive to purchase, do not forget that there are some silent billionaires who could afford such luxuries at their own expense, and nobody could hear about it. To some people, that amount is a change, while to others, it is just something to be at ease with them. Although some billionaires who are responsible would definitely use such an amount, they would rather spend on an investment than go watch a match this way.