FIFA Resell Marketplace

[Saul Tyer]

Cheers guys.

[rOsCo2]

Does anyone know when FIFA allocate the seat numbers? I am hopeful of PMA tickets and in for the Open Ballot, but failing both I will be on Market place looking for 3/4 tickets, ideally sitting together. Obviously this becomes a problem once seats have been allocated, but I can't see anywhere when this will happen? I can't remember when it was done for the Euros last time.

[Northern Light]

1 hour ago, rOsCo2 said:

Does anyone know when FIFA allocate the seat numbers? I am hopeful of PMA tickets and in for the Open Ballot, but failing both I will be on Market place looking for 3/4 tickets, ideally sitting together. Obviously this becomes a problem once seats have been allocated, but I can't see anywhere when this will happen? I can't remember when it was done for the Euros last time.

I went to Qatar and all tickets were accessed via an app and just checked so that app wasn't available until 18 October (first match 20 November) and the app certainly had seat numbers. What I can't remember is whether our online FIFA ticket account had seat numbers on them before that date or not. Either way for sure all you will be told initially is what category of tickets you have purchased, seat numbers will come later.

[Toepoke]

1 hour ago, rOsCo2 said:

Does anyone know when FIFA allocate the seat numbers? I am hopeful of PMA tickets and in for the Open Ballot, but failing both I will be on Market place looking for 3/4 tickets, ideally sitting together. Obviously this becomes a problem once seats have been allocated, but I can't see anywhere when this will happen? I can't remember when it was done for the Euros last time.

I had a look back through our group chat from the Euros last year and the UEFA app went live a couple of weeks before the tournament (27th of May was when I downloaded it anyway).

That was when seat numbers were published, before that all we had was the "seat with" option to request who you want to be sitting next to (worked out ok for everyone IIRC).

 

[rOsCo2]

Thanks both. I know we had no problems with the "seat with" options in Germany so hopefully this is something even FIFA can't fuck up. Having said that it seems a golden opportunity to charge a fee for "Seat with" option!

[Craig Fae Hamilton]

Prices are coming down already:

HAITII

FIFA: $782 Cat 1

SCALPERS: $762

MOROCCO

FIFA: $801.55 Cat 3

SCALPERS: $741

BRAZIL

FIFA: $874 Cat 4

SCALPERS: $1193

 

https://www.ticketdata.com/?category=World%20Cup&date_range=ANY

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/tickets

[Saul Tyer]

1 hour ago, Craig Fae Hamilton said:

Prices are coming down already:

HAITII

FIFA: $782 Cat 1

SCALPERS: $762

MOROCCO

FIFA: $801.55 Cat 3

SCALPERS: $741

BRAZIL

FIFA: $874 Cat 4

SCALPERS: $1193

 

https://www.ticketdata.com/?category=World%20Cup&date_range=ANY

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/tickets

Selfishly, I wanted the Brazil game to sky-rocket.

[Up and Doune]

On 12/23/2025 at 11:07 AM, rOsCo2 said:

Does anyone know when FIFA allocate the seat numbers? I am hopeful of PMA tickets and in for the Open Ballot, but failing both I will be on Market place looking for 3/4 tickets, ideally sitting together. Obviously this becomes a problem once seats have been allocated, but I can't see anywhere when this will happen? I can't remember when it was done for the Euros last time.

FIFA website says

• FIFA Ticketing attempts, but does not guarantee, to seat together multiple tickets for a match that you purchase within a single transaction that are in the same ticket category in your ticketing account at the time of seat assignment. For specific details, please refer to Clause 3.3 of the Ticket Terms of Sale for General Public.

https://gpcustomersupportfwc2026.tickets.fifa.com/hc/en-gb/articles/31066496398621-6-How-can-I-request-to-be-seated-next-to-my-friends-and-or-family-if-we-purchased-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-tickets-separately#:~:text=When you purchase ticket(s) via the FIFA,the "Sit Together" functionality is not available.

I’ve been asking the same Q. Seems they will try to sit you together but no guarantee. Sounds like one thing you can’t do is link a marketplace purchase to another application with the ‘sit together’ function.

Would seem daft ordering 4 tickets and they randomly sit you in different areas but with FIFA nothing is beyond them!  

[Craig Fae Hamilton]

Just updating latest prices from FIFA and other Scalpers:

 

Haiti- $733 CAT 2 (ORIGINAL BEST WAS $805 FIFA CAT 3), Scalpers $689 (DOWN from $791) (Need to go looking for Ticket Category)

Morocco - $805 CAT 2 (ORIGINAL BEST WAS $862.50 CAT 4 / $948.75 CAT 3 (Both FIFA), Scalpers $736 (DOWN from $747)

Brazil - $1265 CAT 2 (ORIGINAL BEST WAS $1259.25 FIFA CAT 3, Scalpers $1045 (DOWN from $1183)

[Craig Fae Hamilton]

Just updating latest prices from FIFA and other Scalpers, not much changed in 2 days:

 

Haiti- $737 CAT 2 (No change since Saturday), Scalpers $689 (No Change since Sat)

Morocco - $901 CAT 2 (Up $100 since Saturday), Scalpers $706 (DOWN $30 from Saturday)

Brazil - $1150 CAT 2 (Down $100 since Saturday), Scalpers $1069 (UP $20 since Saturday)

[uber_shnuber]

I can't see there being any notable change in resale prices until the ticket draw results come out in Feb. And then who knows what will happen. If the majority of the tickets go to scalpers (quite possible) and genuine fans miss out, I expect prices to shoot up initially as scalpers prey on those who missed out in the draw and are desperate for a ticket. But if fans refuse to pay these initial inflated prices, I would think they'll drop as we move closer to the summer and the scalpers need to offload them... only time will tell! This will all depend on how much demand there is and there's just no way of knowing. Personally, I think the demand for Scotland games will surprise a lot of people.

There will be some genuine fans holding on to tickets until after the next ticket draw to finalise their plans so there could be some more sensibly priced tickets resold around the time the draw is done but I doubt there will be many in the first instance...

[GaryWood34]

Holding off on not buying in the SSC sale for prices to drop is one thing...

But make sure you get your travel soon. Otherwise its a pointless saving. 

My flight home was £280, it is now £2400!

[Bzzzz]

15 minutes ago, GaryWood34 said:

Holding off on not buying in the SSC sale for prices to drop is one thing...

But make sure you get your travel soon. Otherwise its a pointless saving. 

My flight home was £280, it is now £2400!

Same with accommodation, the prices are brutal. We booked a place in Boston for $180 a night and asked to extend it 1 night, $1800!!!! 

[Craig Fae Hamilton]

13 minutes ago, GaryWood34 said:

Holding off on not buying in the SSC sale for prices to drop is one thing...

But make sure you get your travel soon. Otherwise its a pointless saving. 

My flight home was £280, it is now £2400!

I'm going to have to check what my Flights are priced at now!:

Edinburgh to Boston, 12th June: 

PAID: £399

NOW: £504 (Comparable Alternative)

Boston to Miami, 21st June:

PAID: £156

NOW: £399

Miami to Boston, 28th June:

PAID: £226

NOW: £318

Toronto to Glasgow, 10th July:

PAID: £252

NOW: £264

TOTAL:

PAID: £1033

NOW: £1485

 

Still lots of affordable flights out there. I was very surprised with a ticket to Boston with decent flight times for £504!

 

[bdgsct]

2 hours ago, uber_shnuber said:

I can't see there being any notable change in resale prices until the ticket draw results come out in Feb. And then who knows what will happen. If the majority of the tickets go to scalpers (quite possible) and genuine fans miss out, I expect prices to shoot up initially as scalpers prey on those who missed out in the draw and are desperate for a ticket. But if fans refuse to pay these initial inflated prices, I would think they'll drop as we move closer to the summer and the scalpers need to offload them... only time will tell! This will all depend on how much demand there is and there's just no way of knowing. Personally, I think the demand for Scotland games will surprise a lot of people.

There will be some genuine fans holding on to tickets until after the next ticket draw to finalise their plans so there could be some more sensibly priced tickets resold around the time the draw is done but I doubt there will be many in the first instance...

I can't see many touts applying for Haiti tickets at $500 which could be sat on the corner flag. Even to get their money back on the resale, they would need to find a Scotland fan willing to pay $650. FIFA designed the system to deter touts and it will be successful.

[uber_shnuber]

1 hour ago, bdgsct said:

I can't see many touts applying for Haiti tickets at $500 which could be sat on the corner flag. Even to get their money back on the resale, they would need to find a Scotland fan willing to pay $650. FIFA designed the system to deter touts and it will be successful.

You might be right, but I think touts will be looking to get their hands on anything they can. You only need to look at the number of ticket applications (150million in the first week!). As you say, I think the Cat 1 tickets will have much less of a mark up due to the high face value price, but touts would likely be looking to snap up all the Cat 4 & 3, knowing that they will make money on them. It's all relative too; the demand for the later rounds may actually be less because of the insane prices even at face value, meaning more demand for group games (you only need to look at the English FA's details re applications). Touts will have a much better take on supply and demand of tickets if they've been at it for years (particularly in the US, where it's much more the norm). I would argue that there will be demand above face value for all tickets for all games bar maybe the 10-20 least attractive group games (which I don't think Scotland would fall in to). In my mind, the question is more about how much over face value the tickets will resale for, rather than whether they will be over face value or not. Sport in the USA is a very different beast. I hope I'm wrong as I hate to see people missing out or paying over the odds due to greed but when there is a buck to be made, touts will prey on fans like the TA who are desperate to go due to missing out for so long. I honestly think numbers of Scots ("local" and travelling) will be beyond what most people expect... But this is obviously just my take on it!

[bdgsct]

12 minutes ago, uber_shnuber said:

You might be right, but I think touts will be looking to get their hands on anything they can. You only need to look at the number of ticket applications (150million in the first week!). As you say, I think the Cat 1 tickets will have much less of a mark up due to the high face value price, but touts would likely be looking to snap up all the Cat 4 & 3, knowing that they will make money on them. It's all relative too; the demand for the later rounds may actually be less because of the insane prices even at face value, meaning more demand for group games (you only need to look at the English FA's details re applications). Touts will have a much better take on supply and demand of tickets if they've been at it for years (particularly in the US, where it's much more the norm). I would argue that there will be demand above face value for all tickets for all games bar maybe the 10-20 least attractive group games (which I don't think Scotland would fall in to). In my mind, the question is more about how much over face value the tickets will resale for, rather than whether they will be over face value or not. Sport in the USA is a very different beast. I hope I'm wrong as I hate to see people missing out or paying over the odds due to greed but when there is a buck to be made, touts will prey on fans like the TA who are desperate to go due to missing out for so long. I honestly think numbers of Scots ("local" and travelling) will be beyond what most people expect... But this is obviously just my take on it!

Touts won't take anything they can get. They might take a chance on $180 seats but they make up about 5% of the available tickets. All 150 million applications could be for cat 3 and 4 seats, so it doesn't tell you anything about market value of tickets. The tickets at $500 don't represent what you would normally consider face value or even a market value. It is an arbitrary starting price FIFA have set which FIFA are certain will not exceed eventual market value. They have done this to ensure they make all the money rather than the touts. If there was any risk of prices rising, FIFA would have set this price even higher. The question is not, if the prices will drop, it is by how much. Two low profile teams from pot 3 and 4 playing in a remote stadium which hosts superstars in its other matches. I'd say we are in the same territory as Club World Cup matches, where touts would have lost a fortune had they bought at the outset. 

[uber_shnuber]

I guess time will tell! I think it's just the way of the world these days with ticket prices to major events, and even more so in the US. As I say, I'd be surprised to see resale prices for the vast majority of games drop to anything below face value other than maybe right before the game. I think the shock is because for most people (particularly in the UK and even more so in Scotland) football is a sport that had avoided a lot of the ludicrous ticket pricing... until now. I guess we'll see over the next few months!

I don't think FIFAs strategy is to discourage touting, I think they are embracing it to their benefit!

[Bristolhibby]

3 hours ago, bdgsct said:

I can't see many touts applying for Haiti tickets at $500 which could be sat on the corner flag. Even to get their money back on the resale, they would need to find a Scotland fan willing to pay $650. FIFA designed the system to deter touts and it will be successful.

Then FIFA can control the sale. Hold your nerve until they come down. 
 

Once the associations have sorted things out with their own fans, and they know how many tickets have been sold in total across all grounds we will see a drop in prices IMHO. 
 

80k stadium for Ivory Coast vs Ecuador. Behave, there will be thousands of cheaper tickets sloshing about.

J

[Bristolhibby]

1 hour ago, uber_shnuber said:

You might be right, but I think touts will be looking to get their hands on anything they can. You only need to look at the number of ticket applications (150million in the first week!). As you say, I think the Cat 1 tickets will have much less of a mark up due to the high face value price, but touts would likely be looking to snap up all the Cat 4 & 3, knowing that they will make money on them. It's all relative too; the demand for the later rounds may actually be less because of the insane prices even at face value, meaning more demand for group games (you only need to look at the English FA's details re applications). Touts will have a much better take on supply and demand of tickets if they've been at it for years (particularly in the US, where it's much more the norm). I would argue that there will be demand above face value for all tickets for all games bar maybe the 10-20 least attractive group games (which I don't think Scotland would fall in to). In my mind, the question is more about how much over face value the tickets will resale for, rather than whether they will be over face value or not. Sport in the USA is a very different beast. I hope I'm wrong as I hate to see people missing out or paying over the odds due to greed but when there is a buck to be made, touts will prey on fans like the TA who are desperate to go due to missing out for so long. I honestly think numbers of Scots ("local" and travelling) will be beyond what most people expect... But this is obviously just my take on it!

They keep saying the 150 million number. Infantino and Trump keep quoting it. It could be a million applications for the final from all across the board, fans, bots, touts, follow my team applications where most peoples country won’t even bee there. All count as an application.

FIFA have kept it opaque to create the stampede. 

I remember speculatively applying for Euro 2024 final tickets. I knew Scotland wouldn’t be there. But pretty sure they could be flipped (to some English fan) and pay for my trip. I was unsuccessful, (only got Slovakia v Ukraine in the draw). But there will be thousands doing the same, and they add up to 1.5 million.

J

[bdgsct]

16 minutes ago, uber_shnuber said:

I guess time will tell! I think it's just the way of the world these days with ticket prices to major events, and even more so in the US. As I say, I'd be surprised to see resale prices for the vast majority of games drop to anything below face value other than maybe right before the game. I think the shock is because for most people (particularly in the UK and even more so in Scotland) football is a sport that had avoided a lot of the ludicrous ticket pricing... until now. I guess we'll see over the next few months!

I don't think FIFAs strategy is to discourage touting, I think they are embracing it to their benefit!

Every event has a market value in the resale market. Prices get ludicrous when dedicated music fans or loyal sports fans lead to enormously high demand. For an (american) football game, there will be literally millions of fans of that team desperate to go to the game if the price is right, so its a perfect market. For our games, we have 20k Scots, 10k Haitians and maybe 25k locals who regularly watch New England Revolution at that stadium. Therefore demand is not going to significantly outstrip demand at any price, nevermind hundreds of dollars, especially when locals are used to paying $50 to watch their own team.

[Craig Fae Hamilton]

In terms of FIFA making money here, they have played a blinder.

1. Members of Supporters Clubs around the globe. The most invested Fanbase. 50% of them will pay around $5-600 to attend Group Games. The other half will pay $200. These are inflated prices, solely focused on the real supporters and any Americans gullible enough to pay them for Group Games.

2. The Resell Market, currently selling Tickets won in the 1st Ballot. Is full of massively inflated tickets which makes the Tickets above look like a bargain. It will maximise the sales in the Ballot in Number 1.

3. The Resell Market will be a HUGE Moneymaker for FIFA. And that is 100% the intention. Most people buying a resell ticket will buy from FIFA as prices will be similair to other Scalpers sites and if you are spending a decent amount. 99% of people will buy from FIFA for peace of mind.

4. After this phase when Sales have been maximised to the people prepared to pay the most (Supporter Club Members & gullible Americans), they will slowly reduce the ticket prices until the find the point which Stadia will sell out for the highest possible Ticket Price.

5. A small amount if games will be a huge attraction in the Groups. But literally only a handful. The remaining games will be a race against time to off load tickets. But, they have 6 months so expect this to be a slow process for price reductions.

6. I reckon interest in the Tournament will build in the USA throughout the Group Games. To the extent that the KO's will see a big demand for tickets. I reckon Scalpers will make money on these tickets.

This is one where only time will tell who is right though. That's my best forecast of what will happen though. 

[uber_shnuber]

11 minutes ago, bdgsct said:

Every event has a market value in the resale market. Prices get ludicrous when dedicated music fans or loyal sports fans lead to enormously high demand. For an (american) football game, there will be literally millions of fans of that team desperate to go to the game if the price is right, so its a perfect market. For our games, we have 20k Scots, 10k Haitians and maybe 25k locals who regularly watch New England Revolution at that stadium. Therefore demand is not going to significantly outstrip demand at any price, nevermind hundreds of dollars, especially when locals are used to paying $50 to watch their own team.

You could well be right. But I think the draw of the world cup will mean tickets will sell, even at the crazy prices. The sheer size of population in the US will make sure of it in my opinion. I don't expect to see many empty seats or tickets to go lower than face value for the majority of the games...

[bdgsct]

8 minutes ago, uber_shnuber said:

You could well be right. But I think the draw of the world cup will mean tickets will sell, even at the crazy prices. The sheer size of population in the US will make sure of it in my opinion. I don't expect to see many empty seats or tickets to go lower than face value for the majority of the games...

So for an average American from Boston looking to take their kid to a soccer game in the WC. With some top teams to choose from and some knock out games at that venue. What price do you think they would be willing to pay for a pair of tickets to Scotland v Haiti. At what point would they say, that's a bit much, I'll take my chances in a later group game or a knockout match?

[saintsparky]

SeatPick.com prices at the moment.. 

Scotland v Haiti.            £371

Scotland v Morocco.     £371

Scotland v Brazil.           £527.

Once the February sales period has completed, these should come down further, as more tickets hit the marketplace....