{"id":3277,"date":"2026-04-25T21:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:09:42","slug":"fifa-to-put-more-world-cup-tickets-on-sale-after-adding-new-expensive-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3277","title":{"rendered":"FIFA to put more World Cup tickets on sale after adding new expensive categories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FIFA is putting more World Cup tickets on sale after angering some fans by adding new, more expensive categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soccer&#8217;s governing body announced Tuesday it will make more tickets available at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday for all 104 games in Categories 1, 2 and 3 plus the new \u201cfront category\u201d pricing it added this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asake - Organise (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u4_iWCvZ5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new category sparked online complaints from fans who said they thought the better seats in the categories they had bought tickets for were withheld and they were assigned less favorable locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA in December put tickets on sale at prices ranging from $140 for Category 3 in the first round to $8,680 for the final, then raised prices to as much as $10,990 when sales reopened on April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA did not respond to an April 9 request for comment about the new ticket categories it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Tuesday, The Athletic reported that tickets sales are lagging for the U.S. opener against Paraguay on June 12 at Inglewood, California. It said a document distributed to local organizers dated April 10 said 40,934 tickets had been purchased for the U.S.-Paraguay game and 50,661 for the Iran-New Zealand contest on April 15. FIFA projects SoFi&#8217;s World Cup capacity at about 69,650, noting it may change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA&#8217;s December sale priced U.S.-Paraguay tickets at $1,120, $1,940 and $2,735, and Iran-New Zealand seats at $140, $380 and $450. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/sports\/FIFA-to-put-more-World-Cup-tickets-on-sale-after-adding-new-expensive-categories\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA is putting more World Cup tickets on sale after angering some fans by adding new, more expensive categories. Soccer&#8217;s governing body announced Tuesday it will make more tickets available at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday for all 104 games in Categories 1, 2 and 3 plus the new \u201cfront category\u201d pricing it added this month. 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