FIFA has been urged to suspend ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup after fans raised complaints about “extortionate” prices, with the cheapest ticket for the final reportedly costing more than $4,000.
The Croatian Football Federation published pricing details from its Participant Member Association (PMA) allocation, tickets reserved for a country’s most committed match-going supporters at fixed prices. According to the federation, the lowest-priced ticket for the July 19 final stands at $4,185.
Football Supporters Europe (FSE) condemned FIFA’s pricing structure, describing it as a “monumental betrayal” of loyal fans.
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The organisation said supporters wishing to attend every match from the opener to the final could face costs of $8,000 through the PMA allocation, five times higher than at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“Football Supporters Europe is astonished by the extortionate ticket prices imposed by FIFA on the most dedicated supporters for next year’s World Cup,” FSE said in a statement.
“We call on FIFA to immediately halt PMA ticket sales, engage with impacted parties, and review pricing to protect the tradition, universality, and cultural significance of the World Cup.”
Under the current system, PMA allocations account for 8% of stadium capacity per match. FSE criticised FIFA for inconsistent pricing across group games, noting that costs appeared to be based on “vague criteria such as perceived attractiveness of the fixture” rather than a universal model.
England fan group Free Lions expressed full support for FSE’s stance, calling the figures “shocking prices, above and beyond the already high costs we suspected”.
“This can’t be allowed to happen. Match-goers across the world deserve protection from these rip-off prices,” the group said.
