Prices are slowly coming down on World Cup Tickets. World Cup Ticket Price Watch: Week of April 13, 2026
This update runs through today, April 16, 2026, using our own internal ticket-tracking data. For the week of April 13, the short-term market has clearly firmed up. Across 49 tracked matches with live week-to-date comparison, 37 are up, 10 are down, and 2 are flat versus the prior week close.
The other big story is supply. The last-minute public on-sale clearly changed the visible market, and it showed up fast in our feed. We also would not be surprised to see more team-specific fan sales still pop up from federations ahead of the tournament, which means a few fan-heavy matches could still get fresh inventory shocks from here.
The Market Got More Supply Fast
This is one of the clearest inventory jumps we have seen in this run. In our live hourly data, reliable visible listings across the tracked match set went from 2,492 listings at the start of the April 6 hourly window to a daily peak of 5,111 listings on April 7. Even by April 16, the feed was still showing 4,461 listings, well above where that week began.
That is why the last-minute public on-sale matters so much here. It did not just add tickets in theory, it materially changed the amount of visible inventory in the market. And if more federation-specific fan sales are still ahead, we could see that happen again in smaller pockets tied to specific countries and supporter groups.
Combined Group Stage Get-In: Day by Day
This chart tracks the average get-in price across group-stage Matches 1-72 by day. It tells the broader story well: the group-stage market was much higher at the beginning of March, sold off hard around the draw window, and has been rebuilding ever since. The current live market is firmer than it was a couple of weeks ago, but it is still below where our March 4 baseline started.
Daily Group Stage Get-In Trend
What Our Data Says About the Overall Trend
The short version is that the market has recovered meaningfully from its early-April low, but it still has not made it all the way back. The live group-stage average get-in is now $831.89, up from $816.66 at the prior week close and well above the $716.20 low we saw on April 1. But it is still $141.60 lower than the $973.48 group-stage baseline we tracked on March 4.
That is also where the data caveat matters. This report is built from our own tracking data, and we did lose visibility on a chunk of tickets around the draw window as listings and event mappings shifted. The good news is that the current feed is stronger than ever now. We are seeing more live tickets than before, and the post-draw inventory picture is materially better than it was a few weeks ago.
The 5 Cheapest Current Get-In Matches
If readers are shopping for the lowest entry points in the market right now, these are the five cheapest current get-ins from the latest live April 16 snapshot. This list is a good reminder that even with the broader market firming up, there are still affordable pockets if buyers stay flexible.
| Match | Current Get-In | Visible Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Match 65 (Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia) | $394.45 | 271 |
| Match 44 (Jordan vs Algeria) | $422.05 | 310 |
| Match 69 (Algeria vs Austria) | $426.65 | 150 |
| Match 72 (TBD vs Uzbekistan) | $431.25 | 178 |
| Match 55 (Curacao vs Cote d'Ivoire) | $446.20 | 251 |
Biggest Movers Up Through Today
The week-to-date market has leaned higher overall, and some of the strongest rises are coming from matches with real visible inventory behind them, not just one-ticket oddities. The cleanest risers this week include Match 47, Match 35, Match 81, Match 31, Match 16, and USMNT vs Paraguay.
| Match | Current Get-In | Prior Week Close | WTD $ Change | WTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 47 (Portugal vs Uzbekistan) | $1,191.40 | $1,092.50 | +$98.90 | +9.05% |
| Match 35 (Netherlands vs TBD) | $1,001.65 | $911.95 | +$89.70 | +9.84% |
| Match 81 (1D vs 3B/E/F/I/J) | $1,186.80 | $1,092.50 | +$94.30 | +8.63% |
| Match 31 (Paraguay vs TBD) | $1,145.40 | $1,082.15 | +$63.25 | +5.84% |
| Match 16 (Belgium vs Egypt) | $837.20 | $773.95 | +$63.25 | +8.17% |
| Match 4 (USMNT vs Paraguay) | $2,057.35 | $1,994.10 | +$63.25 | +3.17% |
Biggest Pullbacks This Week
On the downside, the biggest pullbacks are still concentrated in a handful of matches rather than spread evenly across the market. The clearest drops this week came in Match 80, Match 26, Match 52, Match 76, and Match 25.
| Match | Current Get-In | Prior Week Close | WTD $ Change | WTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 80 (1L vs 3E/H/I/J/K) | $1,282.25 | $1,495.00 | -$212.75 | -14.23% |
| Match 26 (Switzerland vs TBD) | $924.60 | $1,098.25 | -$173.65 | -15.81% |
| Match 52 (Qatar vs TBD) | $1,041.90 | $1,163.80 | -$121.90 | -10.47% |
| Match 76 (1C vs 2F) | $1,414.50 | $1,514.55 | -$100.05 | -6.61% |
| Match 25 (South Africa vs TBD) | $460.00 | $546.25 | -$86.25 | -15.79% |
| Match 42 (France vs TBD) | $1,160.35 | $1,207.50 | -$47.15 | -3.90% |
The Read from OnlySoccerTickets.com
The week of April 13 looks stronger than the broader month-to-date picture. In the short term, more matches are rising than falling, and the inventory jump from the public on-sale gave buyers far more visible options than they had at the beginning of April. That matters because a market with more visible listings usually behaves differently at the low end, especially on get-in prices.
But the bigger trend is still not fully healed. Our group-stage average is improving, yet it remains well below the March 4 baseline. That means we are still looking at a market in recovery, not one that has fully reset back to its early-March level.
The other thing worth keeping in mind is that this is still a moving inventory story. The public on-sale added real supply, and there may still be more federation-specific supporter sales ahead. So if readers are tracking one team closely, current prices probably are not the last word yet.
If readers want to keep digging, the full match directory, the World Cup schedule, and the group-stage hub are the best next clicks.