World Cup Teams With Most And Least Expensive Resale Tickets
Prices for FIFA World Cup tickets continue to slide in the run-up to the competition, but certain fans appear set to benefit more than others given these depend heavily on which teams one hopes to see.
According to the price aggregator Ticketdata.com-which uses resale data from sites like StubHub and SeatGeek-average prices for World Cup games have dropped by 21 percent over the past 30 days.
Overall, prices remain significantly higher than for past tournaments, and many matches-particularly later-stage games-will still cost prospective attendees thousands of dollars. But the decline may ease some of the concerns that large numbers of supporters were being priced out of the year's biggest sporting event.
Which Teams Have the Highest Prices?
Resale price data shows that not every match commands the same level of interest, with seats at later games going for far more than the earlier fixtures. Fans would currently have to pay nearly $8,000 to secure a seat for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium-compared to the roughly $1,600 face value for the 2022 final.
However, these prices drop significantly when it comes to the group stages, with Saudi Arabia's June 27 game against Cabo Verde costing $160 as of Friday, according to Ticketdata.com.
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According to Ticketdata.com, matches involving Mexico-which is hosting 13 of this year's games-are the most expensive on average at $1,729. This rises to $2,201 for its June 19 fixture against South Korea, which will take place at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.
Mexico is followed by three of the soccer's global heavyweights: Portugal ($1,309), Brazil ($1,286) and Colombia ($1,217). The Colombia-Portugal game on June 27 is currently the highest priced of any group-stage match at $2,515.
Games involving the U.S. team are cheaper at an average of $872, though these have dropped over 30 percent in the past month.
On the other end, some teams are seeing prices drop to a few hundred rather than a few thousand dollars, including New Zealand ($267), Iran ($278) and Egypt ($311).
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Consumer behavior expert Kate Ashley, a professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that prices could continue to slide in the weeks ahead, as FIFA continues to release “last-minute” batches through its official terminal, and given some fans may be “sitting on the sidelines” in the hopes of prices falling further.
The FIFA World Cup's Sluggish Demand
In the months leading up to the tournament, FIFA has billed the event as a spectacle unrivalled in the history of sports, while touting the significant economic benefits for its hosts Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
The organization's president, Gianni Infantino, compared interest in this year's competition to “104 Super Bowls” or “1,000 years of World Cups at once.” And in a joint study with the World Trade Organization in March, FIFA projected that the World Cup would provide a $30-billion boost to the U.S. economy.
But, as revealed in the declining prices across resale websites, demand appears subdued. Based on surveys and interviews Newsweek conducted with hotel industry representatives, bookings are failing to keep pace with forecasts only weeks out from the competition.
This has been chalked up to the tickets themselves, whose high and fluctuating cost has been caused in part by FIFA's new, demand-based “dynamic pricing” model.
Many tickets remain unsold, and some host-city officials have faulted organizers for effectively prohibiting less affluent U.S. fans from attending.
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This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM.