I just saw about the World Cup tickets and wow, it feels like a real slap in the face. That they’d dare to set them this high. My friend sent me the numbers and my stomach just dropped, you know? Over three thousand pounds just to maybe get in the door for the final. It’s less about the sport now and more about who can afford it.
Football Supporters Europe are saying it’s a “monumental betrayal” and honestly, I get it. They want the sales to just stop. It’s like they’ve forgotten who even makes the games worth watching. The real fans. Someone following England through everything could pay more than sixteen thousand dollars. Who has that? Not me or anyone I know.
I read the prices came from Croatia’s football group. For the most dedicated ones who go to all the matches. Cheapest seat for that final in New Jersey is four thousand dollars. Just to sit there. When I think about having to pay nearly seven thousand in tickets alone to follow your team all the way, it’s dizzying. That’s a whole car or something.
This guy from the supporters group, Ronan, said they’re “astonished.” He called it a betrayal of the World Cup’s whole tradition. And he’s right. It’s five times more than what it cost people in Qatar just two years back. And that’s before you even try getting a flight or finding a place to sleep across three huge countries.
The whole thing makes me sad. It feels like the game is floating away from regular people. They talk about fixed prices versus dynamic ones, but when the fixed price is a mountain, what’s the difference? Traveling between cities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is a whole other nightmare of cost. It just piles on.
There’s this growing noise for FIFA to fix this. A real pressure. Because without the fans in the stands, what’s the point of any of it? Just a quiet, expensive TV show. They need to remember who this is for. Or they’ll lose us for good.
It’s crazy when you compare it to things. Like, for that kind of money you could take your whole family on a proper holiday for two weeks. Or fix the roof. Instead it’s for one match where you might be sat a mile high. Makes the whole idea of “the people’s game” taste a bit like metal in your mouth, doesn’t it?
And you just know the suits at FIFA will be shrugging. Talking about “operating costs” and “premium experiences.” But I remember my grandad’s stories of the crowds, a real mix of everybody. Now it feels like they’re building a velvet rope around the whole tournament. What’s next, a membership fee just to be a fan?
Makes you wonder where it ends. If this goes quiet, they’ll think it’s okay. Next time it’ll be more. Maybe we just watch from home, saving our money. But the silence in those stadiums? That’ll be the most expensive sound they ever bought. And they won’t be able to refund it.
