If you and three friends wanted to go watch the World Cup final in person this year, you’re in luck. Four tickets, all sitting together, have been made available behind one of the goals at MetLife Stadium for July 19.
But if that sounds too good to be true? Well, it’s because it kinda is. The tickets in question are being sold for $2,299,998.85 each. That works out to over $9 million for all four.
The Category 1 seats are situated at the top of the lower deck, directly behind the goal and near one of the exits. Seats just two rows ahead are reselling for a little over $16,000, with some even closer to the pitch going for over $24,000.
Another resale ticket is also going for $2,299,998.85, but this one in a Category 3 seat situated almost at the very top of the stadium behind one of the goals.
The seats are up for sale on the FIFA Marketplace, an official platform where people can resell their tickets. FIFA does not control the asking prices on this portal, with ticket holders essentially allowed to charge whatever they want. FIFA does, though, take a 15% cut from both the buying and selling sides.
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