Get-in prices for the World Cup final have risen 16% over the past three days to $7,790 per ticket, according to TicketData.
That proves a considerable demand surrounding an Argentina-Spain final, which is likely to be Lionel Messi’s final World Cup appearance. But the market has not surged as sharply as it might have had England won yesterday’s semifinal match.
Before the match, get-in ticket prices for the July 19 final were around $7,300, according to TicketData. Immediately after Argentina’s win over England, prices rose roughly 5% before falling to about 3% above the pre-match price.
Keith Pagello, founder of TicketData, said an England win likely would have driven a larger increase because of its nearly 60-year World Cup title drought and the relative ease of last minute travel from England to New York.
None of the semifinalists, though, would have produced a weak ticket market, Pagello said in a statement to Front Office Sports. Argentina, England, France, and Spain all have large international followings capable of driving strong demand.
