Fans slams FIFA over 2026 World Cup ticket prices

FIFA World Cup 2026 has disappointed fans after releasing their new ticket prices.

England fans say they have been “slapped in the face” by FIFA after it was revealed they must pay £5,000 even for the cheapest tickets to watch all of the World Cup games starting from next summer.

The Football Supporters Association’s England Fans Embassy has described the pricey policy as ‘laughable.’

"A game for supporters, loyalty has been thrown out of the window, and supporters of the participating nations have been completely let down."

While Football Supporters Europe FSE called the prices a “monumental betrayal” for match-going fans.

They expressed that the prices had been set at “extortionate levels” and urged FIFA to call a halt to the sale process.

The Football Association FA shared pricing information with the England Supporters Travel Club ESTC on Thursday evening, December 11, 2025, which showed that if a fan bought a ticket for every game through to the final, it would cost 7,020 US dollars (£5,228).

These tickets are the ring-fenced, fixed-price tickets FIFA had pledged to set aside for national associations, known as the participant member association PMA allocation, following the controversy over FIFA adopting a dynamic pricing strategy in earlier ticket sales.

FSE said, from the ticket price information it had available, supporting your team from the first game to the final at the 2026 tournament would cost five times as much as at the last World Cup in Qatar in 2022.

"We call on FIFA to immediately engage in a consultation with all impacted parties and review ticket prices and category distribution until a solution that respects the tradition, universality, and cultural significance of the World Cup is found, suggests FSE.

Tickets sold in earlier windows prior to last Friday's World Cup finals draw were subject to dynamic pricing—meaning prices rise or fall depending on demand.

Additionally,the 2026 World Cup will begin on Thursday, June 11, in Mexico City, with the final scheduled for Sunday, July 19, in New York/New Jersey.