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FIFA has announced record ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup: fans are outraged

Вболівальники висловлюють обурення через нові ціни на квитки до чемпіонату світу 2026 року. Photo: glavcom.ua

FIFA has set record-high ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup, causing outrage among fans. Currently, the cheapest seats at the tournament cost hundreds and even thousands of dollars, with prices rising by 400-1000% compared to the previous Championship in Qatar.


According to fans who had the opportunity to purchase tickets first, final tickets were sold for $2790 or $4210. Seats in different categories cost as follows: category 1 – $410-620, category 2 – $310-465, category 3 – $140-215, category 4 – $60-105.


This means that even the cheapest seats at the 2026 World Cup will be among the most expensive in the history of the tournament. In a qualifying match for this championship, the Ukrainian national team won against Iceland with a score of 5:3 but drew with Azerbaijan with a result of 1:1.


World Cup Qualifiers. Group D


In the match against Iceland, goals were scored by: Ellertsson, Gudmundsson, and Malinovskyi, Hutsuliak, Kalyuzhnyi, and Ocheretko. In the game with Azerbaijan, the national team scored a goal through Sudakov.


It is also worth noting that in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, Ukraine lost to France with a score of 0:2. The game took place in Poland, and the Ukrainian fans supported their team by unfurling a banner in the stands with the inscription 'Fortress of Europe'.



FIFA has set record-high ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup, causing outrage among fans. Ticket prices have increased by 400-1000% compared to the previous Championship in Qatar, making even the cheapest seats some of the most expensive in the history of the tournament. In such a situation, almost every fan dreams of winning a spot at the matches of their favorite team.