Tickets for the 2026 Fifa World Cup to be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and USA have officially hit secondary markets Friday with prices rising as high as over $38 000 for the final.
Fifa opened the first window for ticket purchases through Visa pre-sale, with a select number of fans, out of over 4.5 million who applied, getting the first chance to buy tickets.
From the primary market, ticket prices were already shocking for many fans worldwide, according to www.espn.com.
For opening matches in each host country, the cheapest tickets were the Canadian opener in Toronto which were selling between $355 and $1 745.
Meanwhile, the opener in Los Angeles saw tickets at between $560 and $2 735 while Mexico’s in Mexico City ranged between $370 to $1 825.
The final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, however, has tickets selling between $2 030 and $6 370.
Apart from these tickets sales, Fifa will also allocate tickets to member associations, including Football Association of Malawi (FAM).
However, FAM competitions and communications director Gomezgani Zakazaka in an interview yesterday said they are not aware when and how many tickets they will get.
He said: “Fifa has started direct buying of tickets. Malawian interested may buy directly.
“Of course Fifa does allocate tickets to member associations as usual.
“But as of now, Fifa has not communicated when and how many will go to members associations.”
Allocation for the member associations depends on the level each participating team reaches with those going far getting more than those knocked out in preliminary stages.
In the last edition, FAM was allocated about 250 tickets.
Meanwhile, as of Friday evening, no World Cup final tickets were available on Fifa’s official platform, but on StubHub, prices ranged from $5 937 to the most expensive at $38 665.
Only one official resale ticket was available for Canada’s opening match for $716, while four tickets were available for the opener, ranging between $560 and $2 740.
Unlike past World Cups, local fans were not given special access or pricing for tickets and no official supporters’ groups have been given ample access either.
“Obviously, Fifa operates and runs a World Cup and sets policies, but I think the market is also important for people to consider,” Canada Soccer chief executive officer Kevin Blue.
