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Amid backlash, FIFA lists WC final tickets at $33K...
Key takeaways
- FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the FIFA World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available Thursday for the July 19 match at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- FIFA previously had a high price of $10,990 for category 1 at the final.
- Tickets for the July 14 semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, were listed at $11,130, $4,330, $3,710 and $2,705.
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FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the FIFA World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available Thursday for the July 19 match at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Soccer's governing body listed those seats as front category 1 on its sales site on a day that saw members of Congress question the pricing structure for World Cup tickets and ask FIFA for more transparency on asking prices.
FIFA previously had a high price of $10,990 for category 1 at the final. However that ticket was now available Thursday night only as wheelchair and easy access amenity category 1.
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