Fifa brings in £45 World Cup tickets after fans' outcry

After an angry backlash against the exorbitant prices for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA announced yesterday that it has created a new tier of tickets for supporters of the involved teams for each game, with prices capped at $60 (£45) per ticket for every match of the tournament, including the final.

- Alexander Abnos

The new pricing category will be part of the allocation of tickets distributed by the associations for the participating teams, who each get 8% of available tickets for their matches.

The new pricing level, called the entry tier, will comprise 10% of that 8% allocation, or 1.6% of all available tickets taking into account both sets of supporters at each game.

Given the size of most 2026 World Cup stadiums in the US, Mexico and Canada, that amounts to a little more than 1,000 tickets per match at that price, split evenly between supporters of both teams.

Fifa said in its announcement that, like the rest of the 8% of tickets available to team supporters, the distribution of these tickets will be handled by each member association. Fifa added that the associations are “requested to ensure that these tickets are specifically allocated to loyal fans who are closely connected to their national teams”.