FANS will have to cough up in the region of £8,300 if they want the best seats in the house at the World Cup final.
Thomas Tuchel’s England, whose preparations for the summer extravaganza were dampened with a earlier this week, are among the sides eyeing glory.
Tickets to the World Cup final have reached a record priceCredit: Getty
The showpiece will be held at MetLife StadiumCredit: Getty
But those planning to travel to for the World Cup final on July 19 will have to deal with a stunning price hike.
The first open ticket sale for the showpiece has shown that Fifa is selling what is understood to be the most expensive ticket in football history.
Fans are being charged up to $10,990 (£8,333) to see who will be crowned champions.
It is an astonishing 38 per cent increase from the $8,680 (£6,581) that was advertised as the most expensive ticket when each country’s official supporters’ club was given early access last December.
Category two tickets have also risen to $7,380 (£5,596) each, while category three seats are priced at $5,785 (£4,386).
It is a huge jump from the most expensive offering at the 2022 World Cup final, where , as it was $1,604 (£1,214).
And it means that Fifa has gone against an initial promise to make $1,550 (£1,174) the maximum price when the USA, Canada and Mexico launched their initial bid to host the tournament.
The cost is fluctuating based on demand after being set at a variable rate by chiefs.
World football’s governing body was forced into a humiliating U-turn last December, when they after backlash from supporters.
It came after Fifa was blasted for their initial prices being advertised between $140 (£106) to $8,680 (£6,559).
The World Cup trophy is up for grabs in JulyCredit: Getty
Argentina are the holdersCredit: AP
that 30,000 England Supporters Travel Club members chose not to meet the greedy demands.
And to make matters worse, there was chaos when fans attempted to snap up seats when they went on open sale.
Supporters were left furious when they were stuck in a line that turned out to lead nowhere for over an hour.
Instead of reaching the general sales portal, they were put through to a restricted section and needed special access codes.
Fans were then forced to the back of the queue, resulting in some missing out on tickets or having to pay more than they otherwise would by the time it was their turn to pick seats.
The open sale was the last chance to go directly through before having to go through the resale market.
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