EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Anyone looking for a last-minute ticket to see Lionel Messi and Argentina face off against Lamine Yamal and Spain in the World Cup final should be ready to dig deep into the wallet for the credit card with the biggest balance possible.
A key to a bank vault would work if there is one laying around.
Sunday's final in East Rutherford, New Jersey is one expensive ticket.
FIFA's official ticket resale site listed its cheapest tickets Saturday morning at $6,411.25 for a mid-level view behind the goal. Those disappeared by lunchtime.
Tickets in the corners of the upper deck were listed for nearly $10,000. To get much closer to the action, buyers would need to spend around $16,000, or as much as nearly $60,000 for special hospitality seats.
Other outlets such as SeatGeek and StubHub also listed upper deck tickets starting around $10,000, with some lower bowls seats approaching $35,000.
For some, it may be worth it to watch Messi, considered by many to be the greatest player ever, chase history against Yamal, one of soccer's brightest rising stars.
Argentina will be playing for its fourth title overall and second in a row. No country has won consecutive World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. Spain won the title in 2010.
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Argentina's Lionel Messi works out during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a solo home run and drove in three for the Washington Nationals in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.
Abrams was a part of a four-run third inning when he hit an RBI double. Daylen Lile hit a triple to score two more runs. Abrams added his solo shot in the fifth, going 390 feet to right-center field for his 25th home run of the year. He added a single in the seventh for his third hit of the game to finish one short of the cycle.
Starting pitcher Foster Griffin (12-2) threw 108 pitches over 6 2/3 innings. He gave up six hits and finished with three earned runs, walking one and striking out two.
Clayton Beeter picked up his ninth save, throwing six strikes in the final inning.
Gabriel Moreno got the Diamondbacks on the board in the third inning with a two-run single. James McCann added an RBI single for Arizona's third run.
Mitch Bratt (0-1) pitched five innings for Arizona. He gave up seven hits and walked five while striking out three.
LHP Kohl Drake (0-0, 1.80 ERA) will pitch for the Diamondbacks on Sunday in his first start since being recalled from Triple-A Reno on July 21. RHP Miles Mikolas (3-7, 5.60) will start for the Nationals.
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Washington Nationals' Daylen Lile gestures at third base after hitting a triple during the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno hits a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams throws to first base but cannot get Arizona Diamondbacks' Ryan Waldschmidt who was safe with a single during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams fields a ground ball ht by Arizona Diamondbacks' Ryan Waldschmidt for a single during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
