Ticket brokers do not dare to charge high prices, accepting 'only profit from a bowl of pho'

Starting from the afternoon of November 19, the number of ticket brokers for the match between Vietnam and Iraq began to operate strongly around the VFF ticket sales locations. There were about 10-15 people standing at the beginning of Le Quang Dao Street - the headquarters of VFF.

Because the Vietnamese team’s appeal is not as great as it was in the past, ticket brokers are not in a hurry to raise prices to sell as quickly as possible. According to the reporter’s records, each ticket sold on the “black market” is only 50,000 VND higher than the original face value.

Ticket brokers lower prices to sell goods quickly. (Photo: The Son).

The number of customers interested in black market tickets is not small, especially when the price difference is "acceptable". Many people choose to buy through ticket brokers because VFF only sells tickets at certain times of the day. In addition, the number of tickets sold through official dispatches and direct sales is quite fast, at times, VFF earns hundreds of millions of VND in one ticket sale.

Responding to VTC News, a ticket broker said: “ At this time, we just hope that the Vietnamese team wins and wins continuously so that the attraction of football can heat up. Now, we accept selling tickets for a profit, rather than pushing the price up and then having to lower it below the listed price just before the match to get buyers .”

In fact, it is even easier to go to these locations to buy tickets than to buy them online. On forums, the difference between the listed price and the listed price is 100-150 thousand VND/ticket.

The all-day ticket broker only sold a few pairs with a small price difference. (Photo: The Son)

However, not all customers are willing to pay for black market tickets because of their own concerns. Some foreign audiences were offered tickets by ticket brokers but refused to make the transaction. They asked about the sale time at VFF to buy directly because of the fear of "fake tickets".

Ticket prices for the match between Vietnam and Iraq in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup have four denominations: 200,000 VND, 300,000 VND, 450,000 VND and 600,000 VND. The Vietnam Football Federation will sell tickets online from November 7.

The Vietnamese team will face Iraq on November 21 at My Dinh Stadium. This is also the stadium where the Vietnamese team will play in all home matches in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.

Mai Phuong

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