2018 World Cup Tickets Surpass $1,000 Mark

World Cup ticket prices have broken the $1,000 barrier for the first time, as
FIFA reported
the top price for the 2018 final in Moscow will be $1,100.

Other tickets for the final will cost $710 and $455, with additional category 4 tickets — which are sold exclusively to Russian residents — costing 7,040 rubles (currently $110).

For international fans, tickets for first-round games range from $105–$210, except for the opener, which costs between $220 and $550. For round of 16, tickets are priced in the range of $115–$245.

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In addition, tickets for quarter finals as well as the third-place match cost between $175 and $365, while tickets for semi-finals are priced in the range of $285–$750.

For the 2018 FIFA World Cup, domestic residents will have access to at least 350,000 tickets in category 4, with prices starting from 1,280 rubles (about $20).

"We wanted to make sure that we priced tickets fairly to make the events accessible to as many people as possible," said FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, who was in Moscow for her first working visit to the hosts.

Ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup will only begin after next year's FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, Summer 2017.

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