England fan tickets for Mexico on resale for up to Ksh4.5M
By BBC, July 3, 2026Tickets originally bought by England fans for Monday’s World Cup last-16 game against Mexico have been relisted for thousands of pounds on Fifa’s official resale portal.
The Football Association has confirmed that the tickets were purchased through the England Supporters’ Travel Club (ESTC) ballot after the draw was made in December.
The most expensive tickets are four listed together, with a face value of $605 (£460) about Ksh79K, that are now priced at $30,000 (£22,800) each, about Ksh3.9 million. There is a 15% FIFA fee for the buyer to pay, taking the cost to $34,500 (£26,220) – 57 times face value.
The seller must also pay FIFA a 15% fee of $4,500 (£3,420), but that would still leave a profit of $25,500 (£19,380) per ticket. The cheapest ticket available has a total cost of $3,448 (£2,620), about Ksh446K from a face value of $295 (£224) – nearly 12 times the original price.
ESTC members build up ‘caps’ by attending matches home and away. Fans with the most caps will get priority to the best games and the cheapest tickets.
As of Friday morning, 76 tickets were listed in the ‘supporter’ categories behind the goal in the England section.
Sold by the original ESTC purchaser
It is not possible to ascertain if they are being sold by the original ESTC purchaser, or if they have been bought by another party and then listed at the inflated prices.
Tickets which are part of the ESTC allocation can only be bought by users who self-identified as a ‘Fan of’ England when they signed up with Fifa. The prices, which can be altered up or down, are set by the seller and only indicate an asking price, not what a buyer is prepared to pay.
The FA cannot restrict the resale of these tickets because it is permitted by Fifa. Tickets in the cheapest category, $60 (£45), about Ksh8,000 in category four, however, cannot be listed for resale.
The Football Supporters’ Association called out Fifa’s “greed” but added that it “can’t excuse supporters” who have listed their tickets at “ridiculous prices”.
“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,” a statement read.
“In Fifa’s world, greed is good, and they’ll reap the rewards.
“This highlights the need for Fifa to allow the FA to have more control over the official allocation, as they do for the category four tickets, to prevent the exploitation of England supporters ahead of one of the most anticipated games in years.
“While we have always called out Fifa for ripping off fans at this World Cup, we can’t excuse supporters who choose to tout their own tickets at ridiculous prices either.
“If tickets are sold via Fifa’s platform, those individuals aren’t necessarily breaking any rules, but it’s not how we think fans should treat one another.”
The ESTC announced on Tuesday, externally, that a home match anti-touting policy was being introduced following a successful trial.
The game in Mexico City, which kicks off at 01:00 BST on Monday, will be broadcast live on BBC One.
The ESTC, which costs £65 a year for renewing adult members, was allocated 3,000 tickets for the match at the 80,824 Azteca, which cannot be increased. In total, 4,373 members applied for a ticket, meaning the game was markedly oversubscribed.
Any supporter who had at least 27 caps was guaranteed to get a ticket at face value. The tickets could only be listed once England’s place was confirmed on Wednesday evening after beating DR Congo in the round of 32.