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Tickets to see Lionel Messi and Argentina compete in this summer’s Copa America sold for more than $21,000 just a day after presales began.
Although general ticket sales for the tournament won’t take place until February 28, pre-sales for the competition started on Thursday on Ticketmaster – and resale prices have already skyrocketed.
On SeatGeekTwo tickets to see Messi and Argentina play Chile in the group stage were on offer on Friday for a whopping $21,503 each.
The tickets are described on the website as being in the first row of section 142, which is near the penalty area on one side.
Those tickets quickly disappeared from the site, with the next most expensive seats for that game currently costing $12,795.
Fans will have to pay extremely high prices to see Lionel Messi and Argentina this summer
One pair of tickets cost more than $21,503 at one point before disappearing
Messi remains firmly committed to his career in Argentina after winning the 2022 World Cup
The cheapest tickets listed at the time of writing for that June 25 game at MetLife Stadium are still $480.
Meanwhile, the entry fee for Argentina’s group stage match in Atlanta, which will be played against a yet-to-be-determined CONCACAF qualifier, was $297.
One group of tickets for that cost $14,338 each.
And the cheapest tickets for Argentina’s match against Peru on June 29 in Miami cost $378 on Friday afternoon.
Tickets for Argentina’s group stage match in Atlanta also went for ridiculous prices
A group of tickets in row 9, section 118 cost a whopping $14,665.
Citing SeatGeek data, Bloomberg reported Thursday that the average ticket for the tournament was $734.
The competition will see countries like Argentina, Brazil and Chile come to the United States as the US looks to prove it can stand by its South American foes.
Messi, 36, remains firmly committed to his international career after helping La Albiceleste win the World Cup in 2022.