SEATTLE — With just hours to go before the United States and Belgium squared off in a World Cup round of 16 contest at Seattle Stadium, ticket prices were still trending downward.
According to ticket-tracking service TicketData.com, the lowest available ticket — known as the get-in price — had fallen to $1,508 as of 1 p.m. ET on Monday, July 6. That figure represents a 27% decline over just three days. Prices had peaked at $3,115 shortly after the matchup was set on July 1, then slid as low as $1,283 on Sunday morning before bouncing back to $1,788 later that day, only to fall again Monday morning.
The pattern is consistent with what has been seen at other round of 16 matches. England’s victory over Mexico in Mexico City on Sunday night carried a get-in price of $3,820 when tracking ended four hours before kickoff. However, most other remaining knockout games have experienced notable price drops.
Argentina’s Tuesday matchup against Egypt in Atlanta started at $1,599 on July 4 and has since slipped to $1,378. The most affordable ticket among all round of 16 games now belongs to Switzerland’s match against Colombia in Vancouver, where the get-in price has fallen from $972 to $719 over the past two days.
In Dallas, Monday’s other knockout contest between Portugal and Spain has seen a more modest decline, dropping from $1,367 to $1,311.
Here is a full breakdown of round of 16 get-in prices as of 1 p.m. ET on July 6, per TicketData.com:
Mexico vs. England, July 5 (Mexico City): $3,820
Brazil vs. Norway, July 5 (New York): $1,812
USA vs. Belgium, July 6 (Seattle): $1,508
Argentina vs. Egypt, July 7 (Atlanta): $1,378
Portugal vs. Spain, July 6 (Dallas): $1,311
Paraguay vs. France, July 4 (Philadelphia): $914
Canada vs. Morocco, July 4 (Houston): $721
Switzerland vs. Colombia (Vancouver): $719
Across all round of 16 matches, the average get-in price has dropped 3% over the past three days and 8% over the past week.
The steep drop in prices for the U.S.-Belgium game is considered somewhat unexpected, given that Belgium’s base camp sits just 10 miles south of Seattle Stadium at the Sounders FC Performance Center. Monday marks the third time Belgium has played in Seattle during this tournament, having previously tied Egypt 1-1 in group play and then rallying for a dramatic 3-2 victory over Senegal in the round of 32.
Whoever wins Monday’s match in Seattle will advance to face the winner of the Portugal-Spain game, with that quarterfinal set for Los Angeles on Friday.
