sports
December 18, 2025
Do World Cup teams really need a 50% prize money hike after tickets furore?
Fifa has made big mistakes over 2026 tournament but it can afford to slash prices and even give some tickets away
TL;DR
- World Cup ticket prices are more than double those in Qatar, while prize money for teams has increased by over 50%.
- Football Supporters' Association chair Tom Greatrex suggests prize money increases indicate funds could be used to lower ticket prices.
- Suggestions include redistributing prize money to lower ticket costs for disabled fans and providing free tickets to fans who bring noise and color.
- Fifa is urged to be perceived as progressive by making the World Cup more accessible.
- The article questions if national associations like Spain's RFEF, which receives significant prize money, truly need these funds given their existing budgets.
- It is proposed that money might be better used to lower costs and increase accessibility for fans rather than being channeled to already well-funded associations.
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