Sam Fenwick
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 3 Aug
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So it's fair to say that most people who wanted a ticket didn't get one.
And those who did found a price tag they probably weren't expecting.
A Category 1 seat at the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar cost $1,600.
The same category ticket for the final this year, $11,000, a 585% increase in four years.
For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA used dynamic pricing.
Not a fixed price printed months in advance, but a price that moves up, mostly, based on demand, on the teams playing, on how close you are to the match.
Think of it like an airline ticket.
If you buy early, you'll pay less, wait, and you'll pay whatever the algorithm decides you're worth.
Mark DiDonato teaches sport management at Florida State University, and he's been following FIFA's pricing strategy for this tournament very closely.
And they've released tickets in phases, holding some back.
That keeps demand and prices high.
And that pricing is now under investigation.
At the end of last month, the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey subpoenaed FIFA, demanding answers on how it priced and sold these tickets.
New Jersey's Jennifer Davenport called it a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices.
We put all this to FIFA.
A spokesperson told us its focus is fair access.
That group stage ticket started at $60 for every match, including the final.
Around 1,000 tickets at that price were set aside for team supporters at each game.
That's about 104,000 tickets across the tournament.
FIFA says its pricing covers a broad range, that it moves with demand, and that variable pricing is standard across major sport and entertainment.
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