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Fifa World Cup tickets breach $1000 for first time Fifa World Cup tickets breach $1,000 for first time
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For international fans looking to attend the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow, it may cost you a pretty penny. Some tickets for the World Cup final in Moscow in 2018 will cost more than $1,000 (£775) for the first time, governing body Fifa has revealed.
That is because World Cup ticket prices have breached the $1000 (£773) mark for the first time. The most expensive ticket for the 2018 final will be $1,100, up from $990 for the 2014 final in Rio de Janeiro. The other tickets will cost $455 and $710.
The most expensive ticket for the 2018 final will be $1,100, an increase from the $990 for the 2014 final in Rio de Janeiro. The other tickets will cost $455 and $710. However, Russian residents get significantly discounted tickets.
However Russian residents get significantly discounted tickets. Ticket sales do not begin until next summer and passes for first round matches start at $105.
The cost of the least expensive tickets to the first round games have also risen by around 16%. That is an increase of about 16% and does not include the opening game.
Excluding the opening game, passes for the first round matches start at $105.
"We wanted to make sure that we priced tickets fairly to make the events accessible to as many people as possible," Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura said."We wanted to make sure that we priced tickets fairly to make the events accessible to as many people as possible," Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura said.
"We therefore conducted thorough market research and have priced the tickets accordingly.""We therefore conducted thorough market research and have priced the tickets accordingly."
Ticket sales do not begin until next summer.