New Delhi, April 4 -- FIFA has raised the top ticket price for this year's World Cup final to $10,990, almost 7 times higher than the last World Cup's ticket price. The most expensive ticket for the 2022 World Cup final was about $1,600. The development comes as FIFA releases a new batch of tickets for sale on Wednesday after the finalisation of the 48-team World Cup lineup.

The latest pricing marks an increase from the previous round of ticket sales, when the highest-priced final tickets stood at $8,680. Prices have climbed across the lower tiers as well, with Category 2 tickets now at $7,380, up from $5,575 in December, and Category 3 tickets rising to $5,785 from $4,185.

Fifa is using the widely criticised dynamic pricing model for t...