European football fans have expressed strong anger over the excessively high ticket prices set for the 2026 World Cup. Facing intense criticism, world football’s governing body FIFA has announced a reduction in ticket prices.
For the group stage of the World Cup, the lowest ticket price has been set between USD 180 (approximately 22,000 Bangladeshi taka) and up to USD 700 (about 85,384 taka). In addition, tickets for the final match will range from a minimum of USD 4,185 (around 511,000 taka) to a maximum of USD 8,680 (around 1,058,000 taka).
After strong opposition, FIFA said that a certain number of USD 60 tickets will be available for every match, including the final. On Tuesday, FIFA announced that every match of the World Cup to be held in North America will include tickets priced at USD 60. This benefit will be available to the federations of the countries participating in the World Cup. The respective federations will decide how to distribute these tickets among their loyal supporters.
For each match, teams will be able to receive approximately 400 to 750 tickets priced at USD 60. FIFA has named this ticket category the “Supporter Entry Tier.”
The 2026 Football World Cup will be held in 16 cities—11 venues in the United States (all NFL stadiums), two in Canada, and three in Mexico.
Regarding the ticket price reduction, FIFA stated that the decision was made “to support fans traveling to support their national teams.” This will be the first World Cup to feature 48 teams, the most prestigious tournament in world football. FIFA has set a target of earning at least USD 10 billion in revenue, while 20 million people have applied for tickets. At each stadium, 8 percent of the total capacity is allocated for the lowest-priced tickets.
However, supporters’ groups argue that because the number of USD 60 tickets is very limited, a large number of fans will still have to buy tickets at higher prices than at any previous World Cup.
