Due to the dynamic pricing system, the price of final tickets has reached 4.9 million rupees, making access even more difficult for ordinary fans.
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The ticket price for the ongoing World Cup football final, jointly organized by three countries, has now reached from about 305,000 Nepalese rupees to 4946,000 Nepalese rupees. Tickets for the semi-finals and quarter-finals are already being sold for thousands of dollars.
The price of the most expensive official ticket for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final has reached 32,970 US dollars as of Monday. At the current exchange rate, its Nepali price is about 4946,000 Nepalese rupees. This is the most expensive ticket in the history of the World Cup that FIFA has put on sale so far.
It is estimated that a record 3.7 million spectators have attended the games in person after the 72 group stage matches and 1 knockout stage match. Reuters has mentioned that ticket prices are expected to increase by millions more by the end of this World Cup due to the dynamic ticket policy.
The above price is for a Front Category-1 seat for the final match to be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19. According to FIFA's ticketing platform and ESPN and the Associated Press, the same ticket was initially put on sale for $10,990. Later, as demand increased under the new system implemented by FIFA, its price has now more than tripled.
Reuters reported, citing British organization Knightsbridge Circle, that the first six seats in the World Cup final were sold for $4 million, or 600 million Nepali rupees, under a comfortable package. The other two tickets with access to the pitch are being sold for $1.5 million each. The cheapest regular ticket for the final is $2,300
(about 350,000 rupees). Similarly, the prices of other official tickets have been set at 2,790 US dollars (about 419,000 rupees), 4,210 US dollars (about 632,000 rupees) and 6,730 US dollars (about 1 million 10 thousand rupees). However, with increased demand, the prices of these tickets have also increased in the recent sales rounds. FIFA is selling tickets with revised prices in different phases. The price of tickets for the group stage match between Portugal and Colombia reached more than 3,000 US dollars. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel also attended that match. Tickets for other knockout stage matches of the World Cup are also not cheap. As of Monday, FIFA listed the most expensive official ticket for the semi-finals at $11,130 (around Rs. 1.67 million), the quarter-finals at $5,305 (around Rs. 796 million), and the round of 16 at $3,780 (around Rs. 567 million).
According to Reuters, the cheapest ticket for the knockout round match between Portugal and Croatia in Toronto, Canada, has already reached nearly $3,000, while the ticket for the United States' match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara has also risen from $2,000, according to US media reports . Similarly, tickets for Mexico's first-ever home knockout match against Ecuador, Argentina's match against Cape Verde in Miami, and Spain's match against Austria in Los Angeles are also in high demand .
FIFA has implemented a dynamic pricing system for the World Cup for the first time. Under this system, ticket prices are not fixed and increase or decrease according to demand. According to FIFA, this helps control the highly profitable secondary market. According to a FIFA spokesman, about 130,000 tickets for various matches were also available for 60 US dollars.
Critics have said that such a system has made the World Cup more expensive for ordinary fans. An Ecuadorian fan who came to the United States with his family of five to watch his country's match against Germany spent 22,000 US dollars on tickets and other travel expenses, according to an account given to Reuters.
According to Reuters, more than 3.6 million World Cup tickets have been sold. The average stadium attendance has reached about 99.6 percent. Reuters reported that the highest demand was seen for the final in New Jersey, the opening match in Mexico City, and matches between the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal and Argentina.
