Ticket prices for the 2018 World Cup are widely criticized as excessively expensive. The United States opener against Paraguay in Los Angeles has a minimum get-in price of $1,000, and overall prices are projected to make the World Cup Final among the most expensive sporting events in human history. The current minimum for the final is over $9,000, with average tickets around $13,000, and some resellers offering packages for millions. Cheapest tickets for any of the 104 matches start at $162, while the average ticket is about $1,600. FIFA’s tier-pricing structure is described as deceptive or fraudulent, and even transportation pricing drew backlash before being reduced.
"When a reporter asked President Trump last week what he thought of the fact that the minimum get-in price for the United States's World Cup opener against Paraguay in Los Angeles on June 12 was $1,000 ( currently $1,037), his response, for once, spoke for all of us. "I did not know that number," Trump said. "I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn't pay it either, to be honest with you.""
"There are projections that the World Cup Final on July 19 will be the most expensive sporting event in human history. (The get-in price is currently more than $9,000 with the average ticket about $13,000; one reseller is offering four seats for $2.2 million.) But every match is absurdly priced now. The cheapest price for any game - there will be 104 - is $162 with the average ticket price landing at about $1,600."
"The draconian FIFA tier-pricing structure is deceptive at best and outright fraud at worst. Even New Jersey Transit took a hit after reports came out that it was charging more than $150 round-trip for its train from NYC to the final in East Rutherford and back, a journey that usually costs about 13 bucks. NJ Transit eventually lowered the price to $105, w"
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