Thousands of England and Scotland World Cup tickets on resale at inflated prices
Why it matters: Fans face paying over three times face value for World Cup tickets, with some reaching nearly $30,000.
- FIFA's official resale platform lists 6,135 tickets for England and Scotland group games at inflated prices, with FIFA taking a 30% fee from each transaction.
- England's cheapest World Cup ticket on resale is $805 (£612) for the Ghana game, while some category one tickets are listed as high as $29,900 (£22,724), significantly above their face value.
- Football Supporters' Association's England leader, Thomas Concannon, and other fans' groups have filed complaints and labeled the ticket prices a "monumental betrayal," per reports from March and December 2025.
- Sellers set the prices on the resale platform, which can be anyone successful in original sales periods, with FIFA not currently selling tickets itself for these specific matches.
- England Supporters Travel Club members are expected to travel to host cities in the US, hoping to secure tickets despite the current high resale prices and the uncertainty of future official releases.
Thousands of England and Scotland World Cup tickets are being resold at vastly inflated prices on FIFA's official platform, with some reaching nearly $30,000, leaving fans to choose between exorbitant costs or hoping for future official releases. This situation has led to complaints and accusations of "monumental betrayal" from fans' groups, highlighting a significant disconnect between supporter expectations and the realities of the resale market.
