England vs Norway ticket on resale for £6 million as World Cup touts seek to profit from huge demand | OneFootball

Resale tickets for England’s quarter-final are appearing for sky-high prices on FIFA’s official platform

A ticket for England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway is being advertised for over $8 million (£5.99m) on FIFA's official resale platform.

Resale tickets are appearing for sky-high prices on the platform amid a huge expected demand for seats for the last-eight match on Saturday evening.

It comes after England won their last-16 tie with Mexico.

The match in Miami is sold out, but a small number of tickets are being advertised on the official resale market as touts attempt to cash in on interest.

The price of tickets at this World Cup has been highly controversial, with many fans priced out of watching their team over the tournament – which is being co-hosted in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

England supporters who picked up tickets when they first went on sale paid between £510 and £1,080.

While those trying to buy them through resale are facing even higher prices.

The seller must also pay Fifa a 15% fee when selling through the platform.

The Football Supporters' Association has previously criticised the ticketing for the World Cup.

A statement said:"Fifa has deliberately designed an online exchange which allows tickets to be sold at vastly inflated prices with world football's governing body grabbing 15% of the money from both the buyer and the seller.

"In Fifa's world, greed is good, and they'll reap the rewards".

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the World Cup ticket prices ahead of the tournament,, saying “if we do something wrong, then probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong.”