The Football Supporters Europe group, alongside the European Commission, has filed a lawsuit against the FIFA over excessive ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the FSE and the Euroconsumers group stated that FIFA holds a monopoly over ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup and has used that power to impose conditions on fans that would never be acceptable in a competitive market.
“Euroconsumers and Football Supporters Europe (FSE) have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA, alleging that the football body has abused its monopoly position to impose excessive ticket prices and opaque and unfair purchasing conditions and processes on European fans ahead of the 2026 World Cup,” the FSE said in a statement.
“The cheapest openly available final tickets now start at $4,185 –- more than seven times the cost of the cheapest 2022 World Cup final ticket.
“FIFA’s own bid documents projected an average ticket price of $1,408 but that number has been left far behind,” FSE added.
Some tickets on offer for the final on FIFA’s official resale site are being offered at astronomical prices.
One category three seat for the game at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was being advertised for an eye-watering $143,750, over 41 times its original face value of $3,450.
(Complete Sports)
