Mexico
World Cup ticket prices reflect a divided society | Letter
17 Jun 2026
Radio La Fiera
The eye-watering ticket prices, like the cost of housing, reflect the divide between rich people and others, writes Richard Eltringham World Cup tickets now tell the same story as housing: priced so far beyond ordinary people that even Mexico’s president said she skipped the opening match because the seats were simply too expensive (‘Tickets are very expensive’: Mexican president Sheinbaum explains why she did not attend World Cup opener, 12 June). When a head of state publicly admits she can’t justify the cost, what chance does a normal supporter have?Yet Fifa still insists the tournament ...
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The Guardian