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Jordan-Algeria resale tickets crash to $98, Friedman calls disaster

5/21/2026

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Ticket resale listings for the June 22 Jordan-Algeria match in San Francisco fell to $98, far below typical World Cup prices.
FIFA’s dynamic pricing caused California resale tickets to fall up to 35 percent.
Other host-city markets rose between October 2025 and January 2026.
Scott Friedman called the pricing “a disaster” and said President Donald Trump would not pay the $1,000 asking price for the U.S. opening match.

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Ticket resale listings for the June 22 Jordan-Algeria match in San Francisco fell to $98, far below typical World Cup prices.
FIFA’s dynamic pricing caused California resale tickets to fall up to 35 percent.
Other host-city markets rose between October 2025 and January 2026.
Scott Friedman called the pricing “a disaster” and said President Donald Trump would not pay the $1,000 asking price for the U.S. opening match.