Here's how much FIFA World Cup tickets in Toronto cost as prices skyrocket for Canada’s opener
· Toronto Sun
Anyone hoping they could wait to get a good deal on World Cup tickets for Canada’s opener are in for a rude awakening.
Tickets for the Canadian men’s national team’s opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina have dramatically increased in price on resale markets, with the cheapest ticket for the June 12 game reaching $2,700 by 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina clinched its spot in the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday after scoring an upset victory over powerhouse Italy in the qualifier playoff final. The Dragons won the match on penalty kicks after the game was tied 1-1 after extra time.
With Italy – which boasts a large group of fans in Toronto and the GTA — having been favoured to win and qualify for the tournament, ticket prices had been expected to cool for Canada’s opener.
Instead, prices have nearly doubled their original value.
Category 4 tickets — the cheap seats, if you will — originally were sold through the FIFA website for around $1,300. Category 1 tickets came with an original price of $3,035 each, but can now be found on StubHub for up to $62,000 .
What about the other games in Toronto?
It’s not just tickets for the highly sought-after Canada game that has seen prices jump, either.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the cheapest ticket that you could get on StubHub for any of the six FIFA World Cup games played in Toronto was $697 for the June 17 match between Ghana and Panama.
The original price range that had been set for that group-stage contest was $195-$635 — which means the cheapest tickets available now will cost more than the most expensive ones did at the time of their release.
In the other matchups to be played at Toronto Stadium — also known as BMO Field, home of Toronto FC — the cheapest ticket for the game between Panama and Croatia sits at $749 while a seat for Germany vs. Côte d’Ivoire is a minimum of $1,153.
Senegal vs. Iraq — another matchup which was finalized on Tuesday after the latter won its playoff matchup — has tickers available for $807, which originally had a price range of $195-$630.
And, if you were interested in buying a ticket for the final game to be played in Toronto, a knockout round matchup between the second place teams from Groups K and L on July 2, boy do we have some bad news for you.
Tickets for that Round of 32 game currently go for a minimum of $1,498 each — almost double what the most expensive ticket to that match originally went for. Price ranges for the game had been at $335-$875 by FIFA, with the cheapest seats now more than four times pricier.
How about Canada’s games in Vancouver?
If you were hoping to see Canada play one of their two group stage matches in Vancouver, things weren’t much better on the resale market.
Single seats for Canada’s matchup with Qatar on June 18 were going for at least $909 each, all the way up to $92,000 for some Category 1 tickets.
Seats at BC Place for Canada’s group-stage finale against Switzerland on June 24 were listed for $963.
Can you still buy tickets from FIFA?
FIFA opened its final phase of official ticket sales on Wednesday, only to be hit with some technical issues.
According to the Associated Press, some people attempting to take advantage of FIFA’s “last-minute sales phase” when sales opened at 11 a.m. ET were redirected into a queue for “PMA late qualifier supporters sales phase,” which was dedicated for fans for the six nations who earned berths in the tournament on Tuesday.
Soccer fans were forced to endure lengthy queues to purchase the tickets, with many waiting for hours.
AP also reported that FIFA said not all of the remaining tickets were being put on sale and that additional tickets will be released on a rolling basis. This fifth and final phase of official ticket sales will remain open through the end of the tournament.
What about Ontario’s proposed law on reselling tickets?
Of course, Ontario premier Doug Ford’s government has proposed amendments to the 2017 Ticket Sales Act which would prohibit event tickets from being re-sold at a higher price than their original costs.
However, while the amendments currently are being debated as part of the provincial budget, it is unknown how the changes could affect tickets that already had been purchased above original face value.
As the bill currently is written , it appears that any ticket bought on the resale market now, would only be able to be sold for original face value after the budget passes.
However, further changes to the amendment could be made before it passes, which reportedly should occur before the end of the month.