World Cup 2026

Has anybody here been notified that they won a chance to buy tickets under the FIFA Visa Card lottery? Apparently the opportunity to buy began 10/1 on a rolling basis.

Nope. But after seeing the prices not sure I'd take advantage even if I did hear back.

American sports ticket prices are such a scam, it's incredible we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of like this.
 
Nope. But after seeing the prices not sure I'd take advantage even if I did hear back.

American sports ticket prices are such a scam, it's incredible we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of like this.
It's why I go to minor league games. Much more affordable, and I have plenty of fun.

I went to a Tri-City Valleycats baseball game over the summer and sat just to the right of home plate, got a free hot dog and soda with the ticket, grabbed some pizza at the concessions (barely a line) and had ice cream in a little baseball helmet. The whole shebang cost about $35.

I'm curious, though: are World Cup ticket purchases refundable if the matches don't come off?
 
Nope. But after seeing the prices not sure I'd take advantage even if I did hear back.

American sports ticket prices are such a scam, it's incredible we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of like this.

Fifa charges it because they know people will pay. Prices will surely drop like a rock when it's closer to game dates and they see that stadiums are only half full
 
Fifa charges it because they know people will pay. Prices will surely drop like a rock when it's closer to game dates and they see that stadiums are only half full

I don't think stadiums will be half-full, but I do think the secondary market will crater as we get close to gameday, and especially when we see some of the group stage matches between countries that have no business being in this expanded World Cup.
 
The less expensive seats will disappear fast. To the extent the most expensive go unsold in the lottery, FIFA will quietly drop prices, people will notice, and buy them up.
 
I did not but Verizon wireless is doing something in their Myaccess. I missed the NJ. Philly is happening at 2pm.
 

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I haven't paid too much attention to the market since I can't go myself, but I just read the piece in The Athletic on it. Holy Price Gouging, Batman. This is brutal. (A thousand pardons if someone has already posted this.)

On Thursday, one day after primary sales opened, fans found out that FIFA would take 15 per cent of a seller’s income (a “Resale Fee”, per FIFA’s terms) and also charge the buyer an extra 15 per cent of the list price (a “Purchase Fee”).

So, for example, if a ticket sold for $1,000, the seller would get $850 and FIFA would take $150. The buyer would pay $1,150 — including another $150 to FIFA, in addition to the other $150 to FIFA and $850 to the seller.

In other words, FIFA will bring in an extra $30 for every $100 in resales on its platform.

This is in addition to the billions of dollars that FIFA will make on the primary market. Its list prices, revealed to fans for the first time on Wednesday and compiled by The Athletic, are by far the highest in World Cup history — in some cases more than twice as expensive as equivalent prices at previous World Cups, even after adjusting for inflation.

 
I’m going to really enjoy watching the games from the comfort of my own house or a bar if I’m feeling adventurous. Seems like a better use of money.
As I once said to someone who asked why I gave up my Giants season tickets to watch the games from home on tv: "The seats are better, the beer is cheaper and the bathroom is cleaner."
 
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