Watching the World Cup final in person has always been expensive. But $10,990 for a single Category 1 ticket is a different kind of expensive, the kind that makes you double-check whether you accidentally clicked on a yacht listing.

FIFA’s April 2026 ticket release for the final at MetLife Stadium set that eye-watering price point, representing a roughly 7x increase from the approximately $1,600 that similar seats cost for the 2022 Qatar final. And that’s the face value. On FIFA’s own official resale platform, some listings soared past $2.3 million per seat shortly after release.

For context, group-stage tickets for select loyal fans start at $60. So the pricing spectrum runs from “reasonable night out” to…