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And the easiest way, I guess, is to register on the FIFA website so you get an ID so that you can purchase them if you like.

But unlike previous World Cups, when ticket prices in every round were the same for every game,

These tickets vary according to the perceived attractiveness of the fixtures.

For example, since the draw, games involving Lionel Messi's Argentina and Ronaldo's Portugal have tripled or quadrupled in price.

There's a big game in the first round between Croatia and England.

The cheapest seats for Croatia fans in that is $265 going up to $700 in the top category.

That's three times the price of a similar ticket from the last World Cup in 2022.

For the World Cup final, tickets start at, get ready, $4,185 in the cheap seats, which is seven times the cost of an equivalent ticket in 2022.

Wow.

OK, so this is a World Cup for the rich then?

Well, that's the instinctive conclusion, really.

Certainly the majority of hardcore fans who watch their teams in the flesh will have to reconsider either whether they go at all or whether they cut down on the amount of games they're hoping to watch.

And this is all before the cost of hotels.

I'll just give you one example.

The opening match of the tournament is in Mexico City.

One hotel costs $150 per night in late May.

Three weeks later, on the eve of that match, it's nearly $4,000 a night.

Wow.

reaction from fans well an England fans group has described it as a slap in the face football supporters Europe whom you quoted earlier has called it a monumental betrayal of the traditions of the World Cup and has called on FIFA to

to halt the ticket sales and engage in consultation and review the prices until a solution that respects the tradition, universality and the cultural significance of the World Cup is found, end of quote.