First announced by Fox Sports, FIFA released a new exclusive ticket tier. The tier, which is just for 10 tickets to each semifinal and the final, is called the T206 Diamond Eternal Tier.
While no money will be exchanged for the tickets, the only way to purchase one is to trade in a historic Honus Wagner T206 cigarette baseball card from the early 1900s.
“Baseball is America’s national pastime, and we want to tie our host’s pastime to the world’s game,” shiny FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. “This historic release will allow fans of high-value and high-interest a chance to attend the biggest matches on Earth without having to spend a cent from their bank account.”
The Wagner T206 is considered the most valuable baseball card ever made, with less than 50 originals believed to exist. As recently as 2020, a Wagner card sold for $6.6 million while another sold for $5.1 million in early 2026.
For those who trade the cards in for tickets, FIFA will release mezzanine corner seats to the game of their choosing with ownership of the cards going fully to FIFA.
“What a marvelous opportunity this is,” Alex Lasry, CEO of the World Cup’s New York organizing committee said. “A chance to spread a piece of America’s pastime around the globe while having a chance to see the world’s biggest game in the greatest city in the world. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that kind of history?”
When asked by BGS to clarify if he was calling East Rutherford, NJ, the actual host city of the tournament final, and its parking lots, the greatest city on Earth, Lasry left the interview room without comment.
When asked if this would be the final tier of tickets announced for the tournament, Infantino said that the tournament financial committee is still in talks with the organizers and to keep an eye out for more news before the end of the month.
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