How World Cup ticket inflation reflects a bigger problem with pricing

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Billionaires and the Golden FIFA Ticket [Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]

In 1994, the last time U.S. stadiums hosted the World Cup, an average ticket cost US$58. The most expensive ticket for the final could be grabbed for $475.

Adjusted for inflation, that would be $131 and $1,069, respectively, in today’s prices. Fast-forward 22 years, and things have become a lot pricier.

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