England WC Ticket Snub: FIFA Faces Alarm Over Fan Protest
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2026 World Cup Ticket Sales: Concerns rise as England’s Loyal Fans Struggle to Afford Final & Semifinal tickets
A fans’ group has said “alarm bells shoudl be ringing” at FIFA with England’s most loyal fans having so far failed to take up their full ticket allocation for next summer’s World Cup final and semifinal.
Around 90% of the tickets made available to members of the England Supporters Travel Club (ESTC) for the final will cost at least $4,185 (£3,094), and up to more than £6,400 for the most expensive tickets.
An update to ESTC members on Tuesday revealed the number of allocated tickets for the final and semifinal currently exceeds the number of applications received, meaning as things stand everyone who has applied is guaranteed a ticket.
The application window closes on Jan. 13.
Complaints over FIFA’s initial pricing policy for tickets allocated to countries’ most loyal supporters lead it to introduce a limited number at $60 (£44), amounting to approximately 10% of the allocation.