Link: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7175652/2026/04/08/world-cup-tickets-fans-stadium-seating-map/

Fans not getting what they thought they were purchasing is the latest in the ticketing saga surrounding the 2026 World Cup

$862.50 for the hawk's nest is nasty business:

Andrew Swart, a New York-based fan who paid $862.50 on FIFA’s resale site for a Category 1 ticket to the U.S. vs. Australia match in Seattle, said he got assigned a seat in that upper portion of section 146. He, like others who spoke to The Athletic, called FIFA’s offerings “misleading.”

“At a bare minimum, it’s not consistent at all,” Swart said. “When you’re talking about how much money these tickets are, it makes it seem like there’s a big difference between where you may or may not be sitting.”