"Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday. The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national associations for games involving their team to sell to the most loyal fans. And a list published by the German soccer federation revealed prices ranged from $180-$700 for varying group stage games. The lowest price for the final was $4,185 and the highest was $8,680."
"Those group-stage prices are very different from FIFA's claims of $60 tickets being available, while the target from United States soccer officials when bidding for the tournament seven years ago was to offer hundreds of thousands of $21 seats across the opening phase of games. Fan organization Football Supporters Europe (FSE) described the current prices as "extortionate." "This is a monumental betrayal of the tradition of the World Cup, ignoring the contribution of supporters to the spectacle it is," it said in a statement."
FIFA allocates 8% of World Cup tickets to national associations for matches involving their team to sell to loyal fans. A German federation list showed national-association prices ranging from $180 to $700 for group-stage matches, semifinals from $920 to $1,125, and final prices between $4,185 and $8,680. FIFA previously stated tickets released via its website would initially range from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final but introduced dynamic pricing. Fan groups described the prices as "extortionate" and a "monumental betrayal," and called on FIFA to halt national-association sales pending a respectful solution.
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