The U.S. men’s soccer team returns to World Cup action tonight in a match that is ultimately meaningless to their prospects in the knockout round.
That’s not making it any cheaper to get a ticket to watch the contest at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, home of the Rams and Chargers. Via Sports Business Journal, the get-in price is currently $1,594.
That figure is up 69 percent from the start of the tournament, but down 22 percent from a week ago.
A victory would become the first time the U.S. men’s team has ever won all three games of group play in a World Cup.
The match begins at 10:00 p.m. ET on Thursday night. Coach Mauricio Pochettino will not start four players who have received yellow cards in prior group matches. This means midfielder Tyler Adams, forward Folarin Balogun, defender Chris Richards, and outside back Antonee Robinson will likely get the entire night off.
A second yellow card in group play would result in a suspension for the first match of the knockout round. Pending yellow cards are expunged after group play.
The U.S. currently is expected to face Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32. Given the cost of seeing a group match that doesn’t mean anything, get ready to dig very deep if you’re interested in attending the next one — which is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
