World Cup Tickets for Avios: USA vs Paraguay at SoFi Stadium
Qatar Privilege Club is auctioning Category 1 tickets to USA vs Paraguay at SoFi Stadium - the USMNT's opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the first World Cup match on American soil since 1994. Group stage tickets for host nation matches are already selling well above face value on the secondary market. The current bid is 115,000 Avios for a pair of Category 1 seats that start at $1,500 each on resale sites.
At a glance
- Experience: 2 Category 1 tickets to FIFA World Cup 2026 - USA vs Paraguay
- Match date: June 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT
- Location: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Guests: 2
- Format: Auction
- Bidding closes: April 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM ET / 12:59 PM PT
- Current bid: 115,000 Avios (as of March 15)
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| 2 Category 1 tickets (face value range) | $3,000-5,470 |
| 2 Category 1 tickets (current resale market) | $3,000-3,800+ |
| Estimated value | $3,000-5,000+ |
| Equivalent Avios at 1.3 cpp | ~230,000-385,000 |
Even at the low end, a pair of Category 1 resale tickets runs $3,000. At 115,000 Avios right now, the math is not close.
How we priced it
Face value: $1,500-2,735 per ticket (estimated). FIFA uses dynamic pricing across sales phases, so there is no single face value for a given seat. Canada's opening match was listed at $1,745 per ticket for Category 1. The USA opener at SoFi Stadium would sit at or above that - FIFA's published range for the USA opening match spans $560 to $2,735 across all categories and pricing phases, with Category 1 at the top.
Resale market: $1,500-1,900+ per ticket. As of March 2026, StubHub lists USA vs Paraguay tickets starting around $1,500. SeatGeek reports an average resale price of $1,903 across all categories. Category 1 seats specifically would sit above that average.
Things to know
It is an auction, and it has a long runway. Bidding does not close until April 21, over five weeks out. At 115,000 Avios today, expect this to climb substantially - this is the USMNT's first World Cup home match in 32 years. But even at 300,000 Avios ($3,900 equivalent at 1.3 cpp), you would still be at or below the current resale market for Category 1.
What Category 1 gets you. Lower bowl, central sections, best sightlines in the stadium. FIFA assigns exact seats closer to the match date, but you are guaranteed the premium tier.
No hotel, no flights. This is tickets only. You will need to arrange your own travel and accommodation in the LA area. Hotels in Inglewood and downtown LA during the World Cup will be at peak pricing, but the upside is flexibility - you can use hotel points, credit card travel credits, or book exactly the property you want.
SoFi Stadium is hosting eight matches. The venue runs a full World Cup slate from June 12 through the quarterfinals, including another USMNT match later in the group stage. If you are traveling for this game, there may be opportunities to catch additional matches during your trip.
Date note. The Qatar listing shows June 13, which reflects the Doha timezone. Every US ticket source and SoFi Stadium's own schedule list this match as June 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM Pacific.
Qatar has 20+ World Cup matches on auction. If the USA match is too rich, there are alternatives. Belgium vs Egypt in Seattle and Japan vs Play-Off B in Arlington are currently at 65,000 Avios each ($845 equivalent) for Category 1 pairs. Brazil vs Morocco in East Rutherford is at 220,000 Avios. The full list is on Qatar Privilege Club Collection.
Bottom line
Two Category 1 tickets to the USMNT's World Cup opener are worth $3,000 or more on the resale market today, and demand will only increase as June approaches. At the current bid of 115,000 Avios - equivalent to about $1,495 at the standard 1.3 cpp valuation - someone is sitting on roughly 2x return in value. That will narrow as the auction heats up, but anything under 230,000 Avios is solidly below market, and even bids north of that are defensible if you would have bought these tickets at resale anyway.
If the USA match gets too rich, it is worth looking at the broader World Cup slate on Qatar. There are over 20 matches up for auction, many at lower bid levels, and the pricing structure rewards less popular matchups disproportionately - 65,000 Avios for a Category 1 pair to a match that still sells for $700+ on the open market is quietly one of the better Avios redemptions available right now.
As always, resale prices are not personal value. If you were not going to spend $1,500 per ticket on the secondary market, do not count that as your baseline. But if the World Cup is already on your calendar and you are sitting on transferable Avios, this is one of the cleaner ways to get premium seats with points.
View the listing on Qatar Privilege Club Collection.