Dallas-Fort Worth is set for its first knockout-round World Cup match, and last-minute ticket prices for Ivory Coast–Norway have slid sharply on the secondary market—especially compared with the spike seen for Argentina–Jordan.
For people trying to get into Dallas Stadium on short notice, Tuesday’s Ivory Coast–Norway knockout-round match is a very different purchase than earlier games in Dallas-Fort Worth.
On third-party ticketing platform StubHub, paying a little more than $700 can get you in the door for an upper-deck seat for the matchup. The price drop is stark when set against what fans paid for Saturday’s Argentina–Jordan match.
Even with uncertainty surrounding how much Lionel Messi would play, the cheapest option for Argentina–Jordan still cost more than $2,000 on StubHub. That higher price also came with the chance to see the global superstar.
The upcoming Ivory Coast–Norway game still carries its own heavyweight draw. It’s expected to feature Norwegian superstar striker Erling Haaland, a rising star in this World Cup and a prolific scorer for Manchester City in England’s Premier League.
The contrast doesn’t just sit on the ticketing sites. It runs deeper into how fans have been trying to plan for months. Those who won the FIFA ticketing lottery had the chance to purchase World Cup tickets primarily in one of three price categories. Ticket buyers didn’t know exactly what section they’d be sitting in. but FIFA provided a rough idea using color-coded seating maps—and the prices were fixed.
With Tuesday’s game in Dallas, the secondary market behaves differently. Ticket sellers are asking more for Ivory Coast–Norway than they would have for some earlier Dallas-Fort Worth matches, but not at the level needed for the most expensive earlier options.
After this Tuesday matchup, the World Cup schedule keeps rolling through Arlington, where Dallas Stadium will host three more games. On Friday, Australia plays Egypt in a round-of-32 matchup. Another second-round match—between opponents yet to be determined—will be played July 6. The venue will then host a semifinal match on July 14.
The way prices have moved across these different Dallas-Fort Worth matchups is the part fans can’t ignore: when Saturday’s Argentina–Jordan game came with uncertainty around Messi’s involvement. it still carried a steep price tag. Now. for Ivory Coast–Norway. the market is letting supporters step in for a fraction of that cost. with Haaland’s expected presence replacing the question of a superstar’s availability.
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So Messi stuff was the whole reason prices were insane? Makes sense I guess.
I don’t even get it, if Haaland is playing shouldn’t tickets be more expensive? Like people are acting like Norway is some nobody.
They say $700 for upper deck but that’s still a scam price to me. Also StubHub always says “price dropped” right after I look, it never feels real. Didn’t Messi play Saturday? Or was he “maybe” again lol.
Ticket lottery vs secondary market is wild. Like FIFA should’ve just put everyone in the same colored seats and called it a day. I swear the price changes are based on vibes, not Haaland or schedules. Now Arlington’s got more games too, so watch those prices drop “randomly” right before kickoff.