World Cup Ticket Prices Plummet Nearly 60% After USA, Portugal Eliminated

Ticket prices for the World Cup quarterfinal matchup in the Los Angeles area have dropped by more than half on resale markets following the elimination of the USA and Portugal on Monday. The get-in price for the match this Friday fell from $2,950 to nearly $1,200 as of Tuesday afternoon on the secondary market, according to TickPick. This drop comes after the USA failed to reach the quarterfinal against Spain, losing 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle on Monday. Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 on Monday, ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career and removing a significant amount of star power appeal from the quarterfinal match in Los Angeles. The Thursday game between France and Morocco is currently the cheapest quarterfinals matchup on the secondary market, with tickets starting at $989 for the matchup, which will take place in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The get-in price for the World Cup final as of Tuesday afternoon is $9,346. This cost will almost certainly change depending on which teams make the final. The World Cup has been considered the most expensive in the tournament’s history, with early ticket prices reaching sevenfold the cost of prior World Cup installments. Average get-in prices for the World Cup quarterfinals have fallen 31.5% in the last day and 50.4% in the last three days, according to SeatPick. The number of available tickets across the secondary market has jumped up to 49,415, a large jump from the 28,285 available when the World Cup first kicked off.