World Cup ticket holders can expect to spend big to park their cars at next year’s tournament, with prices on Fifa’s website reaching as much as $175 per parking pass.
First reported by the Athletic, the figures are significant in the car-dependent United States – one of the tournament’s three hosts, along with Canada and Mexico – where many venues are not easily accessible by public transport.
A “general parking” pass for the 14 July semi-final at AT&T Stadium in Dallas was listed at $175 on Tuesday, while the price for parking at a group-stage match was listed at $75. Parking at a quarter-final match in Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium on 11 July would cost ticket holders $125 while the price for group-stage matches was $75. Fifa, which used dynamic pricing for the first phase of ticket sales for the tournament, had group-stage seats starting at $60.
Although the prices will seem high for fans outside the US, they are comparable to costs for NFL games at those stadiums. The cheapest ticket on resale for Philadelphia Eagles v Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on 23 November is $95, while prices for parking at the Kansas City Chiefs’ next home game at Arrowhead start at $69.
While stadiums at the last World Cup in Qatar were generally easily accessible by public transport – as are most stadiums in Europe – the same is not the case for many of the 2026 World Cup venues, including those in Kansas City and Dallas, although there will be shuttle services and rideshares available.
Only a handful of the 16 World Cup venues across Canada, Mexico and the United States had parking passes listed for sale online as of Tuesday. Mexico City, which will host the first match of the tournament, and New York/New Jersey, which will host the final, were among the cities that did not have parking available yet. New York/New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium is accessible by public transport, although the process is not always smooth.
Fifa, which has already received criticism for the cost of tickets at the 2026 World Cup, is expected to make more than $10bn from the tournament. It has said the revenue will be reinvested to help grow the game across the world.
