The Footie Thread

[Swango1980]

Aparrently the tickets are 7 times more than the bid document said they would be.

I wonder if anything could be done about that? If the bid document is full of lies, I don't suppose FIFA will suddenly say they can no longer host the World Cup.

The bid document probably isn't worth the paper it is written on. What's more important is the amount of cash in the brown paper envelope

 

[AmandaJR]

Did I hear somewhere that FIFA are taking 30% of the ticket sales? If so they'll be delighted and not give a flying fig about the lies and ripping off fans.

 

[PaulMdj]

Here’s the link to the BBC article, bit long but worth a read, couple of bits stick out:

Establishing the actual cost of tickets for this summer's tournament is difficult as Fifa has never released its pricing structures.

It is also using a version of dynamic pricing, whereby prices change at the start of each sales point depending on past demand.

And

Controversially, Fifa has not made free tickets available to the assistants of fans using wheelchairs. Tickets must be bought at full price and they may not be situated next to each other.

World Cup tickets: $11,000 tickets put on sale for final

The first open sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup showed Fifa is charging up to $10,990 (£8,333) to be at the final.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[PaulMdj]

Did I hear somewhere that FIFA are taking 30% of the ticket sales? If so they'll be delighted and not give a flying fig about the lies and ripping off fans.

Not sure if this is the 30% you mean:

“Fifa's resale platform, which will probably bring even higher prices - with both buyer and seller charged a 15% fee - reopens on Thursday.”

 

[AmandaJR]

Not sure if this is the 30% you mean:

“Fifa's resale platform, which will probably bring even higher prices - with both buyer and seller charged a 15% fee - reopens on Thursday.”

Ahh not sure. One of those things I heard on a news article but wasn't paying full attention to...

 

[nickjdavis]

I wonder if anything could be done about that? If the bid document is full of lies, I don't suppose FIFA will suddenly say they can no longer host the World Cup.

The bid document probably isn't worth the paper it is written on. What's more important is the amount of cash in the brown paper envelope

So the News of the World is still going then?