SEATTLE — Resale ticket prices for World Cup knockout games that will or could feature the United States skyrocketed on Friday, during and after the U.S. team’s win over Australia, as millions across the country rallied around a team that is inspiring hope of a historic run.Across multiple resale sites, according to TicketData.com, the get-in price — or cheapest available ticket — jumped above $3,000 for the round of 32 match in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 1, which will feature the U.S. against a to-be-determined opponent.Get-in prices also spiked to more than $3,000 for the round of 16 and quarterfinal matches that could feature the Americans if they continue to win and advance.On the other hand, prices for the Group D finale between the U.S. and Turkey, which is now inconsequential for both teams, are falling. They began to dip when Paraguay beat Turkey late Friday night.That result eliminated the Turks and ensured that the U.S. will win the group. The final group match, Thursday at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles (10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT), now has no stakes for either, and fans have clearly recognized that.The get-in price fell from over $2,000 on Friday morning to under $1,400 by Saturday morning, according to TicketData.com, which takes in prices from StubHub, SeatGeek and other third-party resale platforms.And on FIFA’s official resale platform, there was a listing of Category 2 tickets for $1,150 — still higher than FIFA’s original sale price, but significantly lower than anything listed a few days ago.For the knockout rounds, though, the secondary market reflects nationwide excitement.By Saturday at 11 a.m. PT, the cheapest ticket available on StubHub for the U.S. round of 32 match at Levi’s Stadium was $3,393 including fees. On SeatGeek, it was $3,209, up from around $2,000 earlier in the week. On FIFA’s platform, it was similar.The most likely opponent in that game is Bosnia and Herzegovina. The U.S. will almost certainly play the winner of the Bosnia-Qatar match on the final day of Group B action. If there isn’t a winner, there are a wide range of possible opponents.From there, the U.S. would go to Seattle for the round of 16. For that match, the get-in price back on the afternoon of June 12 was less than $1,000. When the U.S. routed Paraguay in its opener, sparking enthusiasm and an expectation that the Americans would win the group and be on this knockout-round path, the get-in price began to rise. It hit $2,000 on Tuesday, according to TicketData.com. Then, as the U.S. beat Australia, it jumped all the way to more than $3,000 by the latter minutes of the second half.The USMNT is into the knockout stage with a game to spare. (Blake Dahlin / Imagn Images)By midday Saturday, the cheapest ticket available for that round of 16 game — which could pit the U.S. against Belgium, or a wide variety of lesser teams — was $3,383 on SeatGeek and $3,478 on StubHub.Prices for the quarterfinal, which would be back in Southern California at SoFi Stadium on June 10, followed a similar pattern. The starting point was higher; but still, since the start of the World Cup, the get-in price for that game has risen from less than $2,000 to around $3,800 as of Saturday morning.The U.S. team, popularly known as the USMNT, has also drawn record television ratings and attention like never before.It is not the only team captivating the country — to some extent, the entire World Cup is — but the round of 32 match in the Bay Area and the round of 16 match in Seattle have seen bigger leaps in resale ticket prices over the past 14 days than any other game. The get-in prices for those two games, per TicketData.com, have risen by 374 percent and 285 percent, respectively.Jun 20, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms