According to The Athletic Less than 20,000 tickets have been sold until today, while the Hard Rock Stadium has a capacity of more than 65,000 places. And so FIFA assists all sails to get all the seats occupied for the opening match between Inter Miami, the team of Lionel Messi (37), and the Egyptian Al-Ahly.
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Get five tickets, pay one
For example, FIFA entered into a partnership with Miami Dade College, a university with around 100,000 students. Every student who buys a ticket for the opening match receives four free tickets on top. In other words, for twenty dollars you can with five people the match of Lionel Messi and Co. Attend. Converted, that amounts to 3.5 euros per person, less than a competition in the provincial series.
Gianni Infantino, the chairman of FIFA, has indicated in conversation with ESPN that he is not worried about the spectators numbers. “The stadium will be full. And the atmosphere will be great. It is true that there will still be tickets available for the opening match, but there will still be many sold in the coming days. You never know how new projects are going, but we are lucky that a lot of attention goes to this tournament through sponsors and broadcasters. That ensures guaranteed income.”