Ticket prices for KC’s World Cup quarterfinal plummet with no Ronaldo or Colombia
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- KC World Cup quarterfinal get-in price fell from nearly $4,300 to $2,137.
- By Wednesday morning the cheapest Kansas City ticket was $1,534.
- Argentina will play Switzerland at KC Stadium (Arrowhead) with a pro-Argentina crowd.
A few weeks ago, a quarterfinal match in Kansas City featuring two of the best soccer players in the world seemed a distinct possibility.
But, as in life, things don’t always go as planned in soccer.
Lionel Messi and Argentina will play Saturday at KC Stadium (aka Arrowhead), but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal failed to win their group and were eliminated by Spain in the knockout rounds earlier this week.
When the Ronaldo-Messi match was a possibility, the get-in price on the secondary market for the match had been as much as nearly $4,300 on Seat Geek. Days later, the cheapest ticket could be had for $2,137.
We learned Tuesday that the matchup coming to Kansas City will be Argentina vs. Switzerland. The Swiss victory over Colombia in Tuesday’s knockout match seemed to depress the market further.
Argentina played its first group-stage match in Kansas City in what was essentially a home game. Last week, Colombia had a similar advantage during a Round of 32 victory in Kansas City.
A Colombia-Argentina match potentially could have pushed tickets up, as it would have been a rematch of the 2024 Copa America final. Instead, they continue to drop.
As of Wednesday morning, tickets were available for $1,534. Costs on other resale sites have similar prices. That’s still a hefty price, as it should be because this is a World Cup quarterfinal featuring Messi. But it’s nearly a third of the cost it was a few weeks ago.
Switzerland can expect a pro-Argentina crowd, but Tuesday’s victory came in front of a crowd dominated by Colombia fans in Vancouver.
“When you look at the stadium, it didn’t feel like home,” Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji told reporters. “Already at the anthem there was the whole stadium chanting in Spanish the Colombia national anthem.”
It should be a similar situation Saturday in Kansas City, unless a whole lot of Swiss fans snap up tickets now that prices are falling.
This story was originally published July 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM.
