June is traditionally a special month for sports, especially in the United States, a country that will become the sporting epicenter in the next few weeks with many of the 104 World Cup matches being staged in the US.

However, going into the biggest soccer tournament on the planet, the FIFA 2026 World Cup will have to share top billing with the NBA Finals.

The NBA Finals kicked off on Wednesday with the NY Knicks defeating San Antonio Spurs, taking the series lead and setting up Game 2, which promises to be historic.

Game 2 this Friday has drawn all eyes with astronomical prices to attend the AT&T Center in San Antonio, where tickets have reached prices as high as $120,000, once again highlighting the high costs that have caused so much controversy around the World Cup.

These prices could be verified on the Ticketmaster website for Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Spurs and the Knicks, immediately prompting comparisons with World Cup ticket prices.

How much does a World Cup final ticket cost?

Although there are no longer any tickets for the final available on FIFA’s official site, resale sites previously listed tickets for the match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for up to $4 million.

However, SeatGeek currently lists World Cup final tickets for sale at $45,000 each, which at the moment would be even less than the prices driven by NBA fever in this stage just days before the World Cup begins.

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