Empty seats at another World Cup match after ticket price controversy

The World Cup 2026 match between Switzerland and Qatar played out in front of hundreds of empty seats to raise further questions about Fifa’s ticket prices for the tournament. The Group B clash at the 70,000-capacity Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco on Saturday was the first game to be staged in the United States not involving the co-hosts and it failed to sell out. While the fixture was always unlikely to be considered ‘in-demand’, pockets of empty seats could be seen cle