FIFA banned the scalpers. Then it opened the only resale desk you are allowed to use and put a fee on both sides of it.
Sell your seat there, they take a cut. Buy one there, they take another. Same ticket, already sold once, at full price.
This week a jury started deciding whether Ticketmaster built an illegal moat around live events. Same moat. FIFA just registered its version as a charity.
Six minutes. If it makes you do the math on your own next ticket, restack it.
Every figure here is sourced and dated. The full case file: theranter.com/case-file/fifa-world-cup-2026


