FIFA的说法是因为这届杯赛大多比赛在美国举行,球票定价要向美国的职业体育比赛票价看齐。且不说这合不合理(因为同为举办国的墨西哥生活水平物价肯定不能和美国看齐),和其他主流职业体育比赛票价看齐这点是做到了:1994年美国世界杯票价在~$25-$475,均价~$58,而当时NFL regular-season tickets were roughly $20–$40,Super Bowl XXVIII (1994) ticket face value was about $175;今年Super Bowl face value is ~$950–$5,000+,Secondary market prices routinely reach $8,000–$12,000,NBA Finals, NFL playoffs, and major concerts routinely exceed $1,000。