The priciest World Cup games to get into
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Even the "cheap seats" at most World Cup games were expensive, with last-minute prices reaching thousands of dollars for some matches.
The big picture: Get-in prices ranged from just over $300 for a group-stage match in Atlanta to more than $3,800 for Mexico's Round-of-16 match with England in Guadalajara.
Between the lines: Axios conducted an analysis of pricing data of World Cup tickets through the semifinals from TicketData, which tracks resale listings from Vivid Seats, StubHub, SeatGeek and other major ticket marketplaces.
- The final "get-in" price is the least expensive ticket right before the start of a match.
By the numbers: The toughest tickets to get included ...
- Mexico. Three of "El Tri's" home matches ranked among the tournament's five most expensive. Each required at least $3,000 to get in.
- Argentina v. England. The dramatic 2-1 semifinal in Atlanta on Wednesday carried a $3,560 get-in price.
- Scotland v. Brazil. The June 24 Miami match drew a $3,382 get-in, fueled in part by the boisterous traveling "Tartan Army."
Further down the list, the USMNT's priciest match was its final group-stage loss to Türkiye.
- Get-in tickets reached $1,907 despite the game having no implications for either team.
- The tournament's lowest get-in price of any match: less than $310 for the Czechia-South Africa match in Atlanta on June 18.
What we're watching: Whether $7,598 remains the cheapest resale ticket available for Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain at the New York/New Jersey stadium.
- That was the get-in price Friday morning, per TicketData.
- It's well below the $12,000-plus listed three weeks ago, but above the roughly $6,600 get-in earlier this week.
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