Demand is set to increase at the end of the World Cup, when there are fewer matches and higher stakes, and after Qatar abolishes the requirement of match tickets for visitors entering the country.
A recorded message played over loudspeakers outside FIFA’s official ticketing center in central Doha on Sunday: “No tickets available.”
Argentina fan Federico Criado, 33, said he visits the center every two days, but the screens showed no tickets for Argentina games. He has also spent hours on FIFA’s online platform looking for tickets being resold by other fans.
“I think people chose to sell them off the platform because they would make more money,” Criedo said.