SNS GroupTickets for next year’s World Cup in North America are selling on Fifa’s official resale platform for 11 times their face value.
With just a week to go before Scotland learn who they’ll face at the tournament, there are concerns that fans will face being priced out.
Tickets on FIFA’s official resale site are regularly being listed for between five and eleven times their original price.
In Toronto, Canada, on June 23 – at the time of writing a group game between two unknown teams – tickets were originally $60 (£45.43).
FIFA Resale/Exchange MarketplaceBut the same tickets on the official resale site are currently listed for 11 times that at $671 (£508.04) – including fees.
It’s not a one-off. Tickets for another group match in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, June 22 – also between two unknown countries – have gone from $60 to $445.
FIFA Resale/Exchange MarketplaceFans say it’s unfair and they’re being priced out.
It’s the same when you look at premium Category 1 tickets – the best seats.
FIFA Resale/Exchange MarketplaceA game in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 13, was first sold for $410. But they are now listed for more than $1,000 after taxes.
Fifa has been contacted for comment.
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