FIFA has nearly ۱,۲۰۰ tickets still on sale for World Cup final at $۷,۳۸۰

Several tickets remain for lower decks ranging from $۱۹,۹۹۵ to $۳۲,۹۷۰, as well as Trophy Lounge section at $۳۴,۵۰۰.

FIFA had nearly ۱,۲۰۰ category two tickets priced at $۷,۳۸۰ on sale for the World Cup final on July ۱۹ at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The governing body’s last-minute ticket sales site, which at times had listed the game as sold out, had ۱,۱۷۸ seats available across five sections of the top deck along the sidelines: ۲۸۲ in section ۳۴۴, ۲۹۹ in section ۳۴۳, ۱۳۹ in section ۳۳۵, ۴۴۳ in section ۳۳۴ and ۱۵ in section ۳۳۳.

FIFA also was selling ۶۸ front category one tickets in the lower deck at prices ranging from $۱۹,۹۹۵ to $۳۲,۹۷۰ and had remaining hospitality tickets in its Trophy Lounge and Trophy Lounge+ sections priced at $۳۴,۵۰۰ and $۳۲,۵۰۰, including food and drinks.

In addition, FIFA had tickets available at $۱,۶۰۰ to $۳,۹۹۵ for Saturday’s quarterfinal between Argentina and Switzerland at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Resale tickets for the final were available on FIFA’s marketplace at prices from $۷,۴۴۰.۵۰ to $۱۱,۴۹۹,۹۹۸.۸۵.

FIFA repeatedly faced searing criticism over the cost of World Cup tickets throughout various sales phases ahead of the tournament, with one fan group filing a lawsuit over “excessive ticket prices”.

In April, FIFA had four tickets on its resale market priced at $۲m each; President Gianni Infantino joked about that, but otherwise defended the eyewatering prices, insisting that football’s global governing body was obliged to take advantage of laws in the US that allow tickets to be resold for thousands of dollars above face value.

FIFA also faces a subpoena from the ‌states of New York and New Jersey as part of an investigation surrounding ticket pricing and ⁠the accuracy of seat locations for the World Cup.