Fans attending the World Cup can anticipate high parking costs, with FIFA’s official website listing prices up to $175 per parking pass for next year’s event.
Initially revealed by the Athletic, these figures have surprised sports enthusiasts in the car-reliant United States, one of the event’s three hosts, along with Canada and Mexico.
A ‘general parking’ pass for the July 14 semi-final in Dallas was priced at $175 as of Tuesday (November 11), while parking for a group-stage match was listed at $75.
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Parking at the quarter-final in Kansas City on July 11 would cost $125, with group-stage match parking priced at $75.
For the tournament’s first ticket sales phase, FIFA employed dynamic pricing, with group-stage seats starting at $60.
As of Tuesday, only a few of the 16 World Cup venues across Canada, Mexico, and the United States had parking passes available online.
Mexico City, hosting the tournament’s opening match, and New York/New Jersey, hosting the final, were among the cities without available parking yet.
FIFA received over 1.5 million ticket applications within 24 hours after launching the presale draw in September.
