What sort of price range for a ticket to a World Cup game? Not say a England vs Germany but like a Australia vs Nigeria type game? Face value?
Like $200 for a upper deck ?
I’m not a massive soccer fan but I would really like to take in the atmosphere... would tickets go through Ticketmaster or is there some weird FIFFA ticket agency ?
Most likely, the only way you're getting a ticket is if you apply during the FIFA sale windows. Resales for World Cup tickets are extremely difficult now. They don't really issue paper tickets. You'll probably get something like a debit card with your ticket on it, or you'll get a scanable "passport" with all your information. Good luck re-selling that.
Even the 2015 Women's World Cup had some funny rules. Paper tickets were issued, but they had to be printed by the ticket buyer, link to tickets provided by FIFA to your e-mail address a few weeks before the game. Obviously, the printed PDF could have been physically transferred, but doing so would be extremely risky.
In '94, I was able to go to the Germany - Bulgaria Quarterfinal at Giants Stadium (a bunch of tickets quietly went on sale from FIFA only at the Meadowlands Box Office a few days before the game). I also bought tickets for the semi-final (same thing happened -- FIFA released tickets a week before the game) with the intent of making a killing on them. It was lined up to be Germany - Italy, but Bulgaria spoiled the party.
As for the prices, a group stage game, and each team will likely have only two, I'd estimate, the best seats will go for about $150, "Category 2" about $100, "Category 3" about $75, and they'll do something for "the soccer community" in each host city, i.e. youth, and club teams in a Cat 4 for $40 or so.
Knockout games add maybe $25-35 (Round of 32 and 16).
Quarters would probably be your last real affordable ticket.
Semis would be like a NHL/NBA Finals price on resale.
Final - Super Bowl
For myself, assuming I'm still living in the Southeast, I'll apply for tickets in Nashville and Atlanta. Hopefully get one or two games.