The 2026 World Cup is set to break numerous records: more games than ever, more prize money than ever, and sadly, more expensive for fans than ever before.
Ticket prices for the tournament in North America have been widely criticised by supporters across the globe - and that is before you factor in the cost of travel and accommodation.
FIFA introduced a small number of "more affordable" $60 (£45) tickets in response to the backlash, but fans going to the World Cup still face paying thousands of pounds to follow their team this summer.
Eye-watering total cost for a family to see England win the 2026 World Cup revealed
The number of countries participating in this summer's tournament has increased from 32 to 48, meaning the two teams who reach the final will play eight games in North America, up from seven.
Thomas Tuchel's England will expect to reach the latter stages of the tournament, but with every match that goes by, the costs of following the Three Lions will only increase.
One England fan from the 'Football Funnys' Facebook community has estimated the total cost for a family of five to watch the Three Lions play all eight matches in North America, plus travel, accommodation and spending money - and it comes to an extraordinary £42,275.
The supporter's sums are based on buying a Category 3 ticket for every game, which is the middle tier in terms of pricing.
That would mean spending £265 per ticket for England's Group L opener against Croatia in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday, June 17, while the remaining group games - against Ghana on Tuesday, June 23 in Foxborough, Massachusetts and Panama on Saturday, June 27 in New Jersey - would set each fan back £220.
Predictably, prices start to rise as the knockout stages commence, with a last-32 game costing £235 per person and last-16 tickets set at £295 each.
The cost then sky-rockets in the quarter-finals, with Category 3 tickets priced at £680 each, and the equivalent seats coming in at £920 for the semi-final and a shocking £4,185 for the final at MetLife Stadium on July 19 - setting a family of five back almost £21,000 for one game alone.
That is even before factoring in return flights, which the supporter estimates will cost a family of five £2,500 in total, and accommodation, predicted to cost around £5,000 for four weeks in North America.
Finally, spending money of £200 per day then adds £5,600 to the total, while the overall cost of travelling to games across the tournament is estimated at £3,000.
Scotland fans will face the same dilemma after their country qualified for their first World Cup since 1998, but with costs like that, many supporters will be forced to watch from home.
