Updated World Cup 2026 Final Ticket Prices Reach Historic Levels for Messi, Argentina vs. Spain

It likely will not come as a surprise that the most expensive World Cup in history will also have a final with the most expensive tickets in sporting history.

Fans who want to see Lionel Messi's Argentina take on Lamine Yamal's Spain are going to be paying five figures for the privilege:

Those are major figures, of course, but with resale markets legal in the United States and FIFA adapting a dynamic pricing scale for this year's event, none of it comes as a major surprise.

This year's World Cup has been fantastic, but the exorbitant costs have stolen the spotlight at times.