World Cup Ticket System Locks Out Fans as Resale Prices Top $2,000
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Updated · KCUR · Jun 10
World Cup Ticket System Locks Out Fans as Resale Prices Top $2,000
3 articles · Updated · KCUR · Jun 10
Summary
Hundreds of thousands of fans were kicked back to the start of FIFA’s online queue during the “last chance” World Cup ticket sale, leaving many without a chance to buy at face value.
The failure hit the author and his father after hours of waiting; when they finally reached the front, the page buffered and reset, forcing them toward the resale market instead.
Official resale listings for two Colombia matches in Mexico were already above $1,000, while the team’s only U.S. game was sold out with resale tickets topping $2,000.
For the family, the scramble carries extra weight: the father attended Colombia’s traumatic 1994 World Cup exit, and the 2026 trip is now planned as a multigenerational journey to see Colombia in Mexico.