Why can FIFA get away with such high World Cup ticket prices? 20.4%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Nik DeCosta-Klipa - 5/25/2026, 9:00 AM
Hasty Generalization 33.7% - Negativity Bias 23.9% - Anecdotal 15.6%
Victor Matheson has been to a lot of big international sports tournaments. So, he’s more familiar than most with how expensive tickets have gotten. It’s also part of his job. Matheson, a professor of sports economics at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, said it cost him around $50 to $60 a ticket to attend the World Cup as a “poor... more