As kickoff of the ‘s opener approaches, tickets are nonetheless expensive — and scarce.
The will face on Friday, June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the primary recreation of the match on U.S. soil.
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If followers have been hoping for tickets to the opener to finally drop in worth, they might find yourself disenchanted. As of Thursday evening, lower than 24 hours earlier than kickoff, costs remained stubbornly excessive.
, which tracks costs on third-party websites, the get-in worth was simply over $1,000 on Thursday evening.
That worth represented a 14% enhance previously three days, and a 25% enhance within the earlier seven days.
On FIFA’s official ticket web site, there have been solely a handful of tickets accessible, the most cost effective of which was an $875 obstructed view seat in Class 2.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Shakira performs in the course of the opening ceremony earlier than the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and South Africa at Mexico Metropolis Stadium on June 11, 2026 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Shakira performs in the course of the opening ceremony earlier than the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and South Africa at Mexico Metropolis Stadium on June 11, 2026 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Shakira and Burna Boy carry out in the course of the opening ceremony earlier than the match.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
J Balvin performs in the course of the opening ceremony.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Belinda and Los Angeles Azules carry out in the course of the opening ceremony.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
A performer in costume participates within the opening ceremony.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Performers in the course of the opening ceremony earlier than the match.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
A performer in the course of the opening ceremony earlier than the match.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Mexico followers contained in the stadium earlier than the match.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Common view in the course of the opening ceremony earlier than the match.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
A Mexico fan poses with a ball contained in the stadium earlier than the match.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Followers arrive on the Estadio Ciudad de Mexico forward of the 2026 World Cup soccer match Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico Metropolis on June 11, 2026.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
A Mexican fan holding an opulent toy of Zayu, one of many 2026 World Cup mascots, provides a thumbs up on the FIFA Fan Pageant forward of the 2026 World Cup soccer match Group A match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico Metropolis on June 11, 2026.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Mexican soccer followers wait to enter the FIFA Fan Fest forward of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Mexico and South Africa, in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico, June 11, 2026.
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Shakira headlines Mexico’s World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
A canine is pictured wearing a Mexico shirt in Mexico Metropolis earlier than the Mexico v South Africa match.
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It’s price noting that FIFA has held tickets again throughout your entire gross sales course of, trying to make stock appear extra scarce than it really is.
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The costs diverse a bit extra on FIFA’s official resale platform, however the get-in worth nonetheless hovered proper close to $700.
FIFA has been closely criticized for its ticket costs at this World Cup. On Wednesday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino emphatically defended his group’s coverage.
Infantino has continued to insist that the cash FIFA generates is reinvested into world soccer growth.
“As FIFA president, I’ve the statutory duty to generate the revenue which permits FIFA to put money into all of those international locations, the place in any other case no one would make investments,” Infantino informed reporters in Mexico Metropolis. “If no one thinks of them, nicely, we do. It might be irresponsible if we do not generate the correct revenues on this market.”