{"id":2014,"date":"2026-05-20T14:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:31:32","slug":"fifa-world-cup-ticket-prices-dropping-good-news-for-soccer-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2014","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup ticket prices dropping, good news for soccer fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Soccer fans looking to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup may want to secure their seats now, as new data shows ticket prices are beginning to drop, with the San Francisco Bay Area shaping up to host some of the cheapest matches of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2012\">Iran latest: Iran showing strength as War Powers Resolution looms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At one point, the cheapest available tickets for certain matches in the Bay Area hovered around $900.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Prices dropping<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>By the numbers:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>According to recent website ticket analytics tracking price changes over the last 30 days, those entry-level prices have dropped significantly, with some tickets now available for just a few hundred dollars.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>To purchase tickets, fans must first register an account through the official FIFA ticket portal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Last-minute sales<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>FIFA is currently in its last-minute sales phase, slowly rolling out available tickets in various host cities where matches have not yet sold out. This rollout includes games scheduled for Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, as well as select U.S. National Team games in Los Angeles and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2011\">Trump to attend G7 Summit in France<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>At last check, the least expensive ticket available is for the Paraguay-Australia match, priced at $140. The matchup is of particular interest to local fans, as both teams are in the same group as Team USA.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Cheapest tickets for other matches are currently ranging from $200 to $500, a steep decline from the $1,000 price tags seen just a month ago.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The first World Cup match in Santa Clara is scheduled for June 13, featuring a matchup between Qatar and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2008\">Worst Hawaii flooding in decades disrupts farms and produce markets<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer fans looking to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup may want to secure their seats now, as new data shows ticket prices are beginning to drop, with the San Francisco Bay Area shaping up to host some of the cheapest matches of the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifa-world-cup","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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