The FIFA Club World Cup Organizing Committee has just implemented another ticket discount for the opening match between Al-Ahly and Inter Miami. Despite the appearance of superstar Lionel Messi and the Barcelona former stars, it seems that the interest of fans is not as expected, there are still many vacant seats at hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
hard Rock Stadium has a capacity of 65,326 people. There has been information that, up to this point, only about 20,000 tickets have been sold. FIFA immediately denied the rumors, saying the actual figure was much higher but did not disclose the exact figure.
In a statement, FIFA said it is stepping up communication about this tournament in 11 major cities in the US. FIFA expects the number of spectators to be very large and in the next tournament in 4 years, the scale will be much larger.
As of Tuesday evening, ticket prices for the match between Al-Ahly and Inter Miami are at 55 USD/ticket offered on Ticketmaster. In December 2024, the ticket price for this match was 349 USD. Realizing that market demand was not too high, the organizers dropped it to 230 USD in January this year and now only 55 USD.
If the ticket shortage continues, FIFA will launch a special media campaign to increase the interest of fans. However, FIFA kept the price increase for each round unchanged. In Inter Miami's final match in the group stage against Palmeiras, ticket prices are at 113 USD.
The team that received the most attention if considering ticket prices is Real Madrid. According to the record, the minimum ticket price to watch Real Madrid in the FIFA Club World Cup group stage is 132 USD (match against Pachuca), the highest is 310 USD (match against Al-Hilal). Another good price is $253 (against RB Salzburg). Real Madrid's match views have been on the rise since they announced their contract with Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is the tournament with the highest prize money in history at all levels. The championship team can receive up to 125 million USD, while the UEFA Champions League championship team currently earns about 98 million USD. The national team that won the FIFA World Cup also only received about 50 million USD.
Due to the huge bonuses, teams that have continuously complained about the match schedule such as Real Madrid no longer show opposition. They and many other European teams have just gone through a stressful season, especially the teams that play until the last match of the 2024-2025 campaign such as PSG. However, when seeing such a big profit ahead, no team would not want to participate.
