World Cup's first weekend shatters TV records as resale tickets hit $1,120 minimum

The Atlantic—Twenty-nine games sold out and resale floor prices hovered around $1,120 for the cheapest available seats, driven by FIFA's dynamic pricing system. TV viewership broke records across host-country broadcasters. Critics and economists argued that FIFA's pricing model effectively locked out ordinary fans in favor of corporate and wealthy buyers.

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