FIFA are struggling to sell tickets for England’s third-place play-off with France.
Around 7,000 tickets were still available as of 10am UK time on Friday which was 36 hours before kick-off in Miami.
Fifa are struggling to sell out the third-place play-off match Credit: Getty
Prices have been slashed in order to entice fans Credit: Getty
At that point on Friday morning, there were still 1,246 tickets left on general sale listed at a price of £657 and £855.
There was another 5,864 tickets going on the official resale platform, with the cheapest being category three costing £346 plus Fifa’s 15 per cent fee.
Football’s world governing body have been slashing prices for the more expensive categories listed, too.
A category one ticket originally cost £855 and is now going at £500.
are competing for the bronze medal in the Florida clash after their last-gasp semi-final loss to in Atlanta.
They were 1-0 up with five minutes to go but then conceded two late goals set up by .
Tournament favourites also missed out on the chance to compete for the big prize after being beaten 2-0 by in Dallas.
Tickets have not sold out yet for Sunday’s World Cup final either, with more than a thousand tickets available on the resale site.
TV viewing figures are also expected to take a hit for the match.
England’s last effort in a third-place play-off match came in 2018 when they were beaten by .
Less than a third of the 30.9million who watched the semi-final loss to had enough interest to watch the match.
England had only featured in one play-off match before and that was a 2-1 loss to host nation in 1990.
England's third-place play-off history
ENGLAND are preparing for their third ever play-off match at the World Cup after losing to Argentina.
The Three Lions have played in the fixture twice before and have never won it.
This gives the current crop of players a chance to do something never done before.
Beating France would also mean that it would be England’s second-best World Cup finish EVER.
Here is how England has fared in the past…
England 1-2 Italy, 1990
- Roberto Baggio – 72′
- David Platt – 82′
- Salvatore Schillaci – 87′ Pen
England 0-2 Belgium, 2018
- Thomas Meunier – 4′
- Eden Hazard – 82′
The game does give the Three Lions squad a chance to achieve the nation’s second-best finish at a World Cup.
England’s preparation for the match against the French has after they faced delayed travel due to thunderstorms in Kansas.
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