U.S. men’s national team World Cup opener faces thousands of unsold seats

8 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 29

Six weeks before the June 12 match against Paraguay in Los Angeles, FIFA’s website shows tickets available in dozens of sections at the 70,000-seat stadium.
Fans cite ticket prices set by FIFA—ranging from $1,120 to over $4,000—as prohibitively high, with only about 500 discounted $60 tickets per game allocated to U.S. supporters’ groups.
The opaque, demand-driven pricing has led many fans to seek cheaper alternatives, such as attending a U.S. friendly in Chicago, highlighting growing frustration despite soccer’s rising popularity in the U.S.

With thousands of seats unsold, will FIFA's dynamic pricing backfire and force last-minute price drops?

How does FIFA justify record-high ticket prices with its non-profit mission to grow global soccer?

Are U.S. host cities facing a financial loss as World Cup costs soar beyond the promised economic benefits?

Could the Ticketmaster monopoly verdict spark a similar antitrust lawsuit against FIFA's World Cup ticketing in the U.S.?

Is the limited lottery for $60 tickets a genuine concession or merely a public relations maneuver?