NEW YORK — World Cup ticket holders can expect to spend big just to park their cars at next year’s tournament, with prices on FIFA’s official website reaching as much as $175 per parking pass.

First reported by the Athletic, the figures have astonished sports fans in the famously car-dependent United States, one of the tournament’s three hosts, along with Canada and Mexico.

A “general parking” pass for the July 14 semifinal in Dallas was listed at $175 on Tuesday, while the price for parking at a group-stage match was listed at $75.

Parking at a quarterfinal match in Kansas City on July 11 would cost ticket holders $125 while the price for group-stage matches was $75.

FIFA, which used dynamic pricing for the first phase of ticket sales for the tournament, had group-stage seats starting at $60.

Only a handful of the 16 World Cup venues across Canada, Mexico and the United States had parking passes listed for sale online as of Tuesday. — Reuters

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