The US men’s national team put four goals past Paraguay in their World Cup opener on June 12, and the secondary ticket market noticed immediately. Resale prices for the team’s next two Group D matches climbed to roughly $1,129 to $1,137 by June 13, up from a pre-match baseline hovering around $900.
That is a roughly 25% jump in 24 hours.
The price picture before and after
The 4-1 win at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, was exactly the kind of statement game that turns casual interest into urgent demand. Before the Paraguay match, resale prices had been relatively stable, sitting near $900 and occasionally touching close to $1,000.
Here’s the thing, though: even before the opener, face-value tickets for upper-deck seats were already priced near $2,000 in some cases. That means the resale market, despite the surge, is still trading well below what FIFA initially listed for some sections.
