Resale tickets for the Mexico-England match at Estadio Asteca have skyrocketed. A sale listing on FIFA's resale website shows the lowest price including costs, at around £2,622, while a limited number of tickets in the 'supporter' category appear.
England fans hoping to attend the Round of 16 match against Mexico It faces extremely high resale ticket prices on FIFA's resale website, with the lowest price listed, including fees, at around £2,622 per ticket.
Game at Estadio Asteca, Mexico City. England and the host team were drawn after England's 2-1 win over DR Congo on Wednesday. The match starts at 01:00 BST on Monday and will be broadcast live on BBC One as scheduled.
England's historic record at the stadium was a 3-0 win over Paraguay in 1986, but lost 2-1 to Argentina in the quarter-finals at the same tournament.
Ahead of the December draw, the England Supporters' Travel Club group were allocated 4,000 tickets for the 80,824-capacity stadium, all sold in the January lottery round, and FIFA has confirmed no additional tickets will be issued. Therefore, the only channel for fans You can get tickets now by purchasing them from the seller through the resale system.
Before the match against DR Congo, there were only 250 tickets listed for sale on the system. This number increased to 273 after the game and overnight to 429, with many in the 'supporter value' category behind the goal.
Here's an example of the prices listed on the resale website: A 'supporter value' ticket with an original value of $295 (about £224) was listed for sale at $3,000 (about £2,280) and, when FIFA purchase fees were included, the final price rose to around £2,622, nearly 12 times the ticket's face value.
Other items listed include a Category four ticket with a face value of $170 (≈£129) which ended up costing around $5,175 (≈£3,933), more than 30 times its face value. A $350 (≈£266) Category three ticket was announced at $3,600 (≈2,736) and, when counting additional fees of $450 (≈£342), The final price was around $4,140 (≈3,146 pounds).
Category two tickets appeared for an overall price of around $4,830 (≈£3,671) from a face value of $450 (≈£342), and the cheapest category one ticket, with a face value of $1,595 (≈£1,212), was listed on the system for around $5,905 (≈£4,488).
There were also several high-priced items: a Category One ticket in the Lower Hall with a face value of $1,064 (≈£809) was listed for $31,712 (≈24,101 pounds), and there was an additional FIFA fee of approximately $4,757 (≈3,615 pounds).
On independent marketplaces like SeatGeek, the cheapest ticket price including fees is around $3,887 (≈£2,954), which is in the same area as category three resale tickets. The actual face value of the ticket is around $350 (≈£266).
A bit of good news for travelers is that hotel rates in Mexico City are cheap compared to the US. There are room options around the stadium for less than £80 for two nights.
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