The 2026 World Cup came to an end on Sunday, and a number of travelling soccer fans are now heading home.
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to clinch the trophy, with the tournament itself largely viewed as a success despite a couple of issues, such as the hydration breaks in every game.
The price of World Cup tickets was also pretty high. But if you tried to spend your money wisely, it appears that the cost of travelling to America for this summer’s competition was not as high as some may think.
How much World Cup fan spent in America
German soccer fan ‘FreddyLA7’ has spent much of the summer in the USA for the World Cup and has been documenting his journey on social media.
Now, ahead of leaving America this week, he has revealed that the entire trip cost him somewhere between $6,000 and $7,000.
He stated: “Now that the trip is almost over, I want to answer one of the questions we’ve been asked the most: ‘How are you guys able to afford a trip like this?’ The answer is actually pretty simple. We saved up for this trip over the past year, and it wasn’t nearly as expensive as most people probably assume.
“We stayed mostly in budget hotels, and always split the cost between the three of us. Our flight to the US was also only 255€, for example.
“The biggest expenses were the rental cars and World Cup tickets. In total the 6 weeks here with everything combined probably cost around 6-7k (It‘s probably 6k but since we also saved money thanks to invitations like the hotel stay in Houston, let‘s say it would’ve been around 7k).
“I know that’s still a lot of money, but it’s nowhere near what some people seemed to think we were spending. We met other World Cup tourists who told us their trips cost more than $40,000. If you’re ok with not living in luxury than travelling doesn‘t need to be this expensive. I’ll calculate the exact total once I’m back home.”
While Freddy may have been able to visit America on a budget, it was pretty easy to spend big if you wanted to.
For example, on-the-pitch tickets for the 2026 World Cup final sold for $1m.
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