Fans looking to attend the FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain can now purchase tickets at a significantly reduced price as the governing body has lowered the price drastically following low turnout at the Stadiums.
FIFA was criticized for high initial prices for tickets, but has adjusted pricing, taking supply and demand into account. Softfootball reports that the cheapest available seats are currently priced at $207.83 (£153.96), a major drop from the initial release cost of $892 (£703.29).
With dynamic pricing in effect, ticket prices may fall further as kick-off approaches. Despite the high-profile nature of the match, the final is not yet sold out, according to BBC Sports journalist, Nizaar Kinsella.
The blockbuster encounter between the European heavyweights, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain will take place at the 82,500 capacity MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, July 13.
According to FIFA, 2.4 million fans have attended Club World Cup matches with an average of 38,000, and 21 of the 62 matches already played saw at least 50,000. While empty seats were a major storyline, the tournament featured NFL sized stadiums in addition to soccer specific venues in order to potentially fit more fans.
After a month long competition in the United States, which has at times been overshadowed by low attendance, weather-enforced delays and extreme heat, as well as the pre-tournament concerns of player burnout, either UEFA Champions League winners PSG or Premier League giants Chelsea will emerge as world champions today.
Softfootball reported earlier that FIFA president Infantino claims CWC is already the world most successful club competition. People with negative opinions may not be impressed by this news as Fifa president Gianni Infantino has claimed that the Club World Cup (CWC) is already the most successful club competition in the world.
The competition faced a lot of criticisms and one of the notable voices against the competition was former Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, who felt the competition was the worst idea from the world football governing body.
