[Saba Sports News] U.S. media outlets report that ticket prices for the World Cup quarter-finals have nosedived following the eliminations of Portugal and the United States. Latest figures from ticketing platform TickPick show resale tickets for the quarter-final to be held at Los Angeles Stadium this Friday have plunged by 60%. For the fixture between Spain and Belgium, the cheapest available resale ticket has dropped from $2,950 to $1,200, marking a 60% slump within just 24 hours. Two key factors triggered the sharp price drop, the report explains: the United States and Portugal both failed to progress to the last eight. The U.S. lost to Belgium in the Round of 16, while Portugal suffered a last-gasp defeat to Spain on the same matchday. Ticket values would have been far higher had the quarter-final matchup pitted the USA against Portugal, as market demand was heavily reliant on this blockbuster potential tie. Among all four quarter-final clashes scheduled, Thursday’s contest between France and Morocco carries the lowest resale ticket prices. The minimum listing price for this fixture on secondary ticketing markets currently stands at $989.
The editor believes that as the tournament progresses and the two finalists are determined, ticket prices will undoubtedly swing dramatically once again.