World Cup 2026 tickets have priced many Mexican fans out of a home tournament, even as unsold seats sell below face value and a probe begins.
MEXICO · WORLD CUP
Key Facts
—World Cup 2026 tickets: Variable pricing has pushed many Mexican fans out of a tournament being played at home.
—Host-nation math: Mexico stages just 13 of 104 matches, and only two of the nine host-nation games were officially sold out in early June.
—Opener: Seats for Mexico vs South Africa still showed on FIFA’s site from about US$2,273, with resale listings far higher.
The hidden cost of the most expensive World Cup ever
FIFA World Cup 2026: Some of the most dedicated fans skip tournament, citing costs and politics
Why sky-high ticket prices have sent fans searching for alternative ways to get a World Cup experience | CNN
The 'World Cup of Capitalism': Fans priced out of World Cup 2026
Fans are critical of FIFA's pricing of tickets, accusing the world body of pricing them out of the global tournament.
World Cup 2026 ticket fraud is rising in Mexico as scammers target fans; here is how to spot fake offers and buy only through…
A Guardian study of past ticket prices for the men’s World Cup, compared with current 2026 figures, shows how the barrier for…
There's less than a month to go to until the 2026 World Cup kicks off. Here are the cheapest tickets we've found so far:
World Cup 2026 Mexico hotels are slashing rates up to 81% as host-city occupancy stalls near 35%, opening real last-minute…
FIFA promised that football unites the world. Its pricing for the 2026 World Cup has, for many fans, done the opposite, pricing…
