World Cup: In-demand tickets in Foxboro reach thousands of dollars

As the World Cup matches approach, ticket prices in the Boston area are hitting astronomical highs – but some deals may still be available for those still looking to make it to a game.

“France vs. Norway (June 26) is Boston’s most in-demand match by a wide margin – it’s the top seller in volume and commands an average resale price of around $1,245,” SeatGeek spokesperson Cameron Papp said of the Massachusetts matches. “The Mbappé-Haaland draw is doing the heavy lifting there.”

Prices for matches at the temporarily-renamed Boston Stadium in Foxboro range from just under $300 starting costs for the Norway vs. Iraq match-up on June 16 to well over $10,000 seats for the quarterfinal on July 9.

Massachusetts will host a total of seven World Cup matches between June 13 and July 9 in Foxboro, with over two million visitors and a massive economic impact expected to hit the region during the highly anticipated events.

The four most popular games based on the resale market are Norway vs. France on June 26, then Haiti vs. Scotland on June 14, the quarterfinal on July 9 and England vs. Ghana on June 23, according to Stubhub data.

“The average World Cup ticket at Gillette is selling for roughly 3.6 times the average price of a typical Gillette event,” stated Jill Gonzalez, StubHub head of consumer, product and tech communications.

For the July 9 quarterfinal matchup, the cheapest tickets could be found for over a thousand dollars as of the end of May. Some of the most expensive resale seats available for the match reached over a whopping $14,000 at the same time.

The quarterfinal averaged around $1,800 a resale ticket in late May, according to SeatGeek, with the knockout round on June 29 come in roughly 45% above the prior top group-stage match.

For fans “looking for a more accessible entry point,” Papp said, Norway vs. Iraq on June 16 still has tickets available under $300 heading into June and the “lowest average resale price of the seven matches.”

Visitors are expected to flock to the Boston-area matches from all over the world, and StubHub noted buyers have purchased from over 80 countries so far.

International buyers have made up approximately 10% of ticket demand for the Foxboro World Cup matches, according to StubHub data. Buyers from Massachusetts alone have comprised about 50%, while the total New England buyers have made up 60%, meaning “roughly three in five U.S. buyers” are coming from the local region.

The international crowd makes the events about a ten times jump from the typical share of international attendees at a Gillette Stadium event, StubHub stated.

For Foxboro and across all host cities, demand “spiked sharply after the December 2025 FIFA draw” SeatGeek said.

According to the site Ticket Data, the cheapest “get-in” price for World Cup matches has dropped slightly, around 6%, in the last 30 days. For Boston-area matches, the get-in price dropped 12.8% over the last 30 days and 4.6% over just the last three days.