The Bay Area's already-expensive World Cup ticket prices are soaring
SFGATE • • sports
Key Points:
- Ticket prices for the remaining World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara have surged significantly, with minimum and average prices rising sharply in recent days according to secondary market data from TickPick.
- The cheapest ticket for the Turkiye-Paraguay match increased from $350 to $569, while the knockout stage match on July 1 saw minimum prices jump from $769 to $1,919, reflecting heightened demand as Team USA leads Group D.
- Ticket availability is decreasing alongside price increases, with StubHub reporting fewer than 2-3% of tickets remaining for certain matches and warnings that some games are likely to sell out soon.
- FIFA’s internal resale market offers comparatively cheaper tickets but still at prices nearly double those seen a week ago, and several matches at Levi’s Stadium are marked as having limited availability.
- Early concerns about empty stadiums due to high ticket prices appear to be reversing in Santa Clara, where increased demand is driving higher prices and stronger attendance prospects for the remaining games.
