12-12-2025, 13:41
Well it’s official, FIFA don’t care one bit about the supporters.
If I’m lucky it’s Cat 3 tickets for the group games and a Cat 3 for the final. That’s $5,890 that I have to pay in February, if we don’t make the final then I get a refund some time after the World Cup but it will be minus a $50 refund fee.
FIFA are also reselling tickets on their site that fans don’t want. This comes with a 15% fee for both the seller and the buyer. Ticket prices are way above standard prices so in effect FIFA have created a black market to profit from.
How much money do they need!
Broadcasting Rights $3.92 billion TV rights deals from across the world (BBC, Fox etc)
Marketing/commercial rights $1.78 billion Adidas, Coca-Cola, Visa, Hyundai, etc.
Ticket Sales $2.3 billion 104 matches/16 cities
Hospitality & VIP Packages $700 million Corporate boxes, luxury suites
Licensing & Merchandising $111 million Licensing revenue (e.g Video games), merchandise deals
Other Revenues $72 million Fan zones, hospitality, data licensing
Total Projected Revenue $8.9 billion
If I’m lucky it’s Cat 3 tickets for the group games and a Cat 3 for the final. That’s $5,890 that I have to pay in February, if we don’t make the final then I get a refund some time after the World Cup but it will be minus a $50 refund fee.
FIFA are also reselling tickets on their site that fans don’t want. This comes with a 15% fee for both the seller and the buyer. Ticket prices are way above standard prices so in effect FIFA have created a black market to profit from.
How much money do they need!
Broadcasting Rights $3.92 billion TV rights deals from across the world (BBC, Fox etc)
Marketing/commercial rights $1.78 billion Adidas, Coca-Cola, Visa, Hyundai, etc.
Ticket Sales $2.3 billion 104 matches/16 cities
Hospitality & VIP Packages $700 million Corporate boxes, luxury suites
Licensing & Merchandising $111 million Licensing revenue (e.g Video games), merchandise deals
Other Revenues $72 million Fan zones, hospitality, data licensing
Total Projected Revenue $8.9 billion