For football fans, watching next year’s FIFA World Cup live will not come cheap.

The United States, Mexico, and Canada will co-host the global showpiece from June 11 to July 19, 2026, and there’s already an uproar after ticket prices emerged.

As per BBC Sport, FIFA has not formally revealed a full price list, but they are being listed online by fans who were successful in the draw after spending hours in digital queues last week. African Times reported recently that 4.5 million fans had entered a draw for a chance to buy them.

For general admission, the tickets are split into four categories, with those for the first match in the USA costing between $560 (R9,648) and $2,235 (R38,506).

The opening match in Mexico will see tickets priced from $370 (R6, 374) in the cheapest category to $1,825 (R31, 442) in the most expensive.

For Canada’s opener, prices will range between $355 (R6, 116) and $1,745 (R30, 064).

At the last World Cup in Qatar, the opening match was priced between $55 (R947) and $618 (R11 715).

The cheapest ticket for the 2026 World Cup final costs $2,030 (R35 491), and the most expensive is $6,000 (R103 372).

Some tickets for matches early in the tournament—in a few of the less prestigious locations—are available for $60 (R1 033), but the BBC added that the stadium map images show they are a tiny proportion of available seats.

“Dynamic pricing has really been a thing here for more than a decade,” said Scott Friedman, founder of the Ticket Talk Network in the USA.

“For FIFA, it’s supply and demand—they are trying to maximize their revenue.

“The system gives an advantage to American citizens who can maybe buy a resale ticket for a game that has less demand at much less than face value 48 hours before a match.

“People can’t really travel from overseas to do that. The system is not fair for the rest of the world and could definitely price out people from other countries.”