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 nearly $7,500 for Sunday's final in East Rutherford, N.J.
Between the lines: Axios conducted an analysis of pricing data of all World Cup match tickets 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.
Stunning stat: Sunday's World Cup final, in which Spain beat Argentina, 1-0, at the New York/New Jersey stadium, had a final get-in price of $7,477, per TicketData.
- While it was by far the most expensive get-in price tag of the entire tournament — as the final match typically is — the asking price did drop on match day from the $10,000 mark it held Saturday afternoon.
By the numbers: Prior to the final, 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. Their round-of-16 loss to England in Guadalajara had a $3,738 get-in price.
- Argentina vs. England. The dramatic 2-1 semifinal in Atlanta on Wednesday carried a $3,560 get-in price.
- Scotland vs. 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.
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