The box office of the 2025 Club World Cup lit up a "red light", and the ticket price of Messi's opening game fell by 84%

With more than a week to go before the opening, the box office front of the 2026 FIFA Club World Cup has lit up with a "red light". American sports expert Diaslet reported on the 5th Beijing time that FIFA has significantly reduced the ticket prices for the opening matches of the tournament in Inter Miami (USA) and Al Ahly (Egypt).

Messi plays for Inter Miami

The Club World Cup is a tournament where 32 teams representing all continents come together to determine the best team in the world. FIFA wants the Club World Cup to evolve to the same level as the World Cup, which competes at the national team level, and to host the inaugural Club World Cup in the United States, which has risen to the level of soccer popularity as the world's highest sports market.

It is reported that the total prize money of the Club World Cup is as high as 1 billion US dollars, and the champion team will receive at least 120 million US dollars.

Argentine star Lionel Messi, who plays for Inter Miami, has propped up the façade of the Club World Cup, and FIFA has also scheduled the opening match of Miami and Al Ahly as the opening match of the tournament. After the group draw in December, the price of the opener ticket sold at $349 based on the lowest price dropped to $230 in January and sold for $55 on the 3rd of this month. FIFA has been selling tickets for this tournament in a system where the price changes with demand. That is, the price of tickets has dropped by 84%, and there is no demand in the market.

The Athletic reported: "The hard rock stadium where the opening game will be held has a capacity of more than 65,000 spectators, and according to sources, tens of thousands of seats have not been sold." Some claim that only about 20,000 tickets were sold. Empty seats threaten to dilute the mood of the opener. ”

Club World Cup Championship Trophy

It's not just the opening game tickets that sell cheaply.riverbed(Argentina) andUrawa Red DiamondsTickets for matches (Japan) are $24 and UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain and Portapogu (Brazil) are $33. It is reported thatUlsan Hyundai(South Korea) andMamelodi sunset(South Africa) is also trading at around $26-$40.