It turns out that the main force supporting the high ticket prices for the World Cup is the American audience. As soon as the US team was eliminated, World Cup ticket prices plummeted significantly, and the excitement among live spectators dropped sharply.

The 2026 World Cup has now produced its quarterfinalists. Logically, this is the stage where it gets truly fierce—top teams clashing head-on, the most exciting part. But with all three host nations eliminated, casual fans no longer want to join the excitement and have chosen not to watch, causing a steep drop in stadium ticket prices.

The lowest secondary market ticket price for the Spain vs. Belgium match has fallen from $2,950 to $1,200, a decline of up to 60%.

It seems it was not fans from around the world flooding in that propped up the box office for the US-Mexico-Canada World Cup—it was just the American audience. FIFA fighting tooth and nail to keep Argentina advancing is far less beneficial than ensuring the US team advanced. In fact, commercial genius President Trump had already seen this point. His personal intervention to let a red-carded player continue playing was an attempt to boost World Cup ticket sales, but unfortunately, the FIFA officials didn't catch on. $AVAX
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