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Which is more expensive? A ticket for the World Cup final or NBA Finals?

Three key sporting events will dominate the US in the next few weeks as the NBA finals, Stanley Cup finals and World Cup will dominate.

¿Final del Mundial o finales de NBA, qué es más caro?
Mike Segar

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.

Which is more expensive? A ticket for the World Cup final or NBA Finals?
Eric Gay

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.

Which is more expensive? A ticket for the World Cup final or NBA Finals?
The United States will host major sporting events in the coming weeks, as it will stage a new World Cup while also holding the NBA Finals.Ticketmaster

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.

Which is more expensive? A ticket for the World Cup final or NBA Finals?
Estados Unidos tendrá importantes eventos deportivos en el lapso de las próximas semanas, pues recibirá un nuevo Mundial, además de celebrar las finales de NBA.Seat G

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