Want to see a World Cup match in North Texas? Here’s how much tickets cost
To watch the largest sporting event in the world at AT&T Stadium may be a once-in-a-lifetime experience— and ticket prices sure do reflect that.
Tickets are already available through resale from the FIFA early lottery rounds. However, the official World Cup Draw on Dec. 5 determined matchups, dates and locations. So the final lottery, which starts Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. gets more specific with tickets.
The final FIFA ticket lottery allows fans to apply for an exact number of tickets to a specific match for a set price. Fans can buy up to four tickets per match and up to 40 tickets across the whole World Cup tournament. Category 1 tickets are the best and closest seats, while Category 4 is the farthest and most inexpensive option. Lottery applicants will hear about tickets they get to purchase in February.
The Star-Telegram has been keeping a close eye on ticket prices and recorded the cheapest prices. The more rounds that go on, the more expensive the prices get. For those who want to go to a World Cup game but don’t want their pockets to hurt, it’s better to get tickets earlier.
What the World Cup Draw revealed about games in North Texas
The official group match schedule will be announced on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 6.
What we do know is what groups will play on what dates.
- June 14: Group F
- June 17: Group L
- June 22: Group J
- June 25: Group F
- June 27: Group J
The draw determined Group F has the Netherlands, Japan, Tunesia and a playoff winner from Ukraine, Sweden, Poland or Albania. Group L has England, Croatia, Panama and Ghana. And Group J has Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan.
England will be a big game, which means expensive tickets, as they are ranked fourth by FIFA. Argentina tickets will also be pricey, considering they are the last World Cup champions.
Why are tickets so much more expensive on FIFA’s website?
Fans may notice that ticket prices on the FIFA website are hundreds of dollars more than those on third-party sellers like StubHub and Seat Geek.
The reason is FIFA’s sales, and resales, guarantee that fans will actually receive their tickets, while third-party sites cannot guarantee that.
“The third-party sites threaten to impose penalties on the seller if a re-sold ticket ultimately isn’t delivered to the buyer, and promise to compensate the buyer in a variety of ways if that happens,” according to The Athletic. “But nothing prevents a fan or speculator from selling tickets that they don’t actually have.”
World Cup group match ticket prices
All ticket prices in this article were recorded on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. The cheapest prices (in bold) were all considered Category 3 and 4 tickets, which means they will be upper deck and furthest away from the field.
The last FIFA single ticket lottery begins on Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. The only prices on FIFA’s site are for hospitality tickets, which include a suite, food and beverage service.
FIFA website prices for hospitality packages:
- June 14 (Group F): $1,440
- June 17 (Group L): $1,370
- June 22 (Group J) : $1,370
- June 25 (Group F): $1,370
- June 27 (Group J): $1,440
StubHub:
- June 14: $452
- June 17: $352, after draw $547
- June 22: $414, after draw $670
- June 25: $545
- June 27: $426, after draw $676
SeatGeek:
- June 14: $524
- June 17: $379, after draw $703
- June 22: $354, after draw $789
- June 25: $337
- June 27: $397, after draw 638
After draw ticket prices
For the following three rounds— round of 32, round of 16 and semifinals, ticket prices hiked hundreds or even doubled.
Round of 32 tickets were around $430 and are now as high as $1,123. Round of 16 tickets are starting at $820 on StubHub and $1,200 on Seat Geek. And semifinals tickets are starting at $2,000.