FIFA forced into embarrassing price cuts as ticket sales for England vs France flop
Sport Football FIFA The World Cup third place play-off was struggling to sell all its ticket as FIFA had to massively cut the prices to ensure England vs…
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Sport Football FIFA The World Cup third place play-off was struggling to sell all its ticket as FIFA had to massively cut the prices to ensure England vs France could be at capacity 09:02, 18 Jul 2026 FIFA are finding it hard to ensure England 's clash with France on Saturday night is a sellout. There is an underwhelming sense about the World Cup 's third place play-off with both teams harbouring hopes of making the final on Sunday - and that is reflected in the appetite for tickets. Around 7,000 tickets were still available as of 10am UK time on Friday - which was 36 hours before kick-off in Miami. From 1954 onwards, a third-place contest appeared at every World Cup. If we win the game tomorrow, we have the best results of a World Cup in 60 years.
Furthermore, Article continues below "It is a very painful defeat, and we have to live with this defeat, first and foremost, not the critics, not the experts, not our family members, who suffer as well with us, and want only the best for us. For established powers such as England and France, third and fourth can feel almost identical because both positions begin with a semi-final defeat. Kane, though often drops deeper when England are in possession, found himself with plenty of defending to do in the closing stages - something the President didn't seem to agree with.
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Sport Football FIFA The World Cup third place play-off was struggling to sell all its ticket as FIFA had to massively cut the prices to ensure England vs France could be at capacity 09:02, 18 Jul 2026 FIFA are finding it hard to ensure England 's clash with France on Saturday night is a sellout. There is an underwhelming sense about the World Cup 's third place play-off with both teams harbouring hopes of making the final on Sunday - and that is reflected in the appetite for tickets. Around 7,000 tickets were still available as of 10am UK time on Friday - which was 36 hours before kick-off in Miami.
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From 1954 onwards, a third-place contest appeared at every World Cup.
according to Hindustan TimesIf we win the game tomorrow, we have the best results of a World Cup in 60 years.
according to The MirrorArticle continues below "It is a very painful defeat, and we have to live with this defeat, first and foremost, not the critics, not the experts, not our family members, who suffer as well with us, and want only the best for us.
according to The MirrorFor established powers such as England and France, third and fourth can feel almost identical because both positions begin with a semi-final defeat.
according to Hindustan TimesKane, though often drops deeper when England are in possession, found himself with plenty of defending to do in the closing stages - something the President didn't seem to agree with.
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