Argentina vs Spain World Cup 2026 final has become a very high-priced ticket event to watch Messi and Yamal. Anyone looking for a last-minute ticket to see Lionel Messi and Argentina face off against Lamine Yamal and Spain in the World Cup final should be ready to dig deep into the wallet for the credit card with the biggest balance possible. A key to a bank vault would work if there is one laying around. Sunday's final in East Rutherford, New Jersey is one expensive ticket.
Argentina will be playing for its fourth title overall and second in a row. No country has won consecutive World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. Spain won the title in 2010.
World Cup 2026 Final Ticket Price
FIFA's official ticket resale site listed its cheapest tickets Saturday morning at $6,411.25 for a mid-level view behind the goal. Those disappeared by lunchtime.
Tickets in the corners of the upper deck were listed for nearly $10,000. To get much closer to the action, buyers would need to spend around $16,000, or as much as nearly $60,000 for special hospitality seats.
Other outlets such as SeatGeek and StubHub also listed upper deck tickets starting around $10,000, with some lower bowls seats approaching $35,000.
For some, it may be worth it to watch Messi, considered by many to be the greatest player ever, chase history against Yamal, one of soccer's brightest rising stars.
Messi vs Yamal
Argentina and Spain fine-tuned preparations for Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey as a persistent, choking smog blanketed the eastern United States. Just two games remain out of 104 matches at the 48-team extravaganza, including Saturday's third-place play-off between France and England.
Lionel Messi's Argentina are striving to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups, while Spain are trying to win a second title after their maiden victory in 2010.
US President Donald Trump will be among a crowd of more than 80,000 spectators at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford -- the first game he has attended.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would also attend after an invitation from the American president.
Trump on Friday hailed the World Cup, held in Canada, Mexico and the United States as "the most successful sporting event, maybe in the history of the world" as he held a reception in New York with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino.
