A ticket to the Argentina-Spain final costs more than a used car
World Cup 2026 final tickets are reselling at an average of $11,000 at MetLife, with some listings asking millions. Here is what Sunday's Argentina-Spain final is really costing fans.
If you were thinking of nipping over to New Jersey for Sunday’s World Cup final, sit down before you look at the prices. Getting into MetLife Stadium for Argentina-Spain costs, on average, around $11,000 on the resale market — more than plenty of people pay for a second-hand car.
How much is a final ticket, really?
The average resale price is hovering around $11,272, and even the cheapest secondary-market seat rarely dips below $11,000. It is the most expensive final ever: for context, the top official seat at Qatar 2022 was about $1,600. FIFA itself put nearly 1,200 seats on sale at $7,380, and at the very top of the market the listings turned surreal — one asked more than $11 million for a single ticket.
Are prices still climbing?
Oddly, no. After the semi-final peak, the get-in cost for the July 19 final dropped about 28% in a week on platforms like SeatGeek and StubHub. It is still out of reach for almost everyone, but the market started cooling as the hype settled and more seats appeared.
On the pitch, the billing could hardly be better: Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina arrive to defend their title after edging England in the semi-final, while Spain reach a World Cup final for the first time since 2010 having conceded just one goal all tournament. Anyone chasing official prices and availability can check the FIFA site. For everything else — kickoff, where to watch in Portugal and the build-up — it is all in our final preview.
By Vasco Almada
Infographic: Tugadaily · data FIFA, SeatGeek/StubHub
