England & Scotland World Cup tickets on resale at inflated prices
Why it matters: Fans face paying thousands of pounds over face value for World Cup tickets, impacting access for thousands of supporters.
- FIFA's official resale platform lists 6,135 tickets for England and Scotland group games at vastly inflated prices, with the organization taking a 30% fee from each sale.
- England's cheapest ticket for the opening game against Croatia costs £628, more than three times its category three face value of £201, with some category four tickets reselling for over £1,700.
- Category one tickets for England's game against Ghana are listed as high as £22,724, significantly above their £456 face value.
- Football Supporters' Association's England fans' group leader, Thomas Concannon, and other fans' groups have previously filed complaints and called the ticket prices a "monumental betrayal."
England and Scotland fans face exorbitant prices for World Cup tickets on FIFA's official resale platform, with some tickets marked up over three times their face value and reaching as high as £22,724. While FIFA is not currently selling tickets directly and may release more later, supporters are left to choose between paying inflated rates or hoping for future official releases, a situation that has drawn complaints and been labeled a "monumental betrayal" by fans' groups.
