World Cup 2026: Thousands of tickets still available for England-France
Thousands of tickets remain unsold for the 2026 World Cup bronze medal match between England and France in Miami. Despite high original prices, many resale tickets are being listed at significant discounts, while the final match still has expensive standard tickets available.
Why it matters
The unsold inventory highlights potential issues with ticket pricing strategies and market demand for high-profile international sporting events.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, England and France will play off for third place at the Miami Stadium on Saturday
Football issues correspondent Published 17 July 2026, 10:16 BST Around 7,000 tickets are still listed on Fifa's ticket sites for Saturday's World Cup bronze medal match between England and France.
As of Friday at 10:00 BST, the game in Miami (kick off 22:00 BST) has not yet sold out with 1,246 tickets on general sale listed at $865 (£657) and $1,125 (£855).
There are a further 5,864 tickets available on the official resale platform, with the cheapest being category three available at a face value of $455 (£346) plus Fifa's 15% fee.
However, there are many tickets in the higher-priced categories listed well below what they were purchased for.
A category one ticket with an original price of $1,125 (£855) has a hugely discounted price of $659 (£500).
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