Marc Guehi blasts Fifa over ‘rubbish’ World Cup ticket prices after England beat France to third in front of empty seats

MARC GUEHI has slammed Fifa for their “rubbish” ticket prices at the World Cup. Prices for admission were at an all-time high for this particular tournament with fans having to pay through the nose to attend games. Marc Guehi has slammed Fifa for their “rubbish” ticket prices at the World Cup Credit: Getty There were a number of empty seats in Miami as England Credit: Getty Tickets on general sale for Saturday’s third-placed play-off between England and France were going for £657 and £855. There were a number of empty seats in Miami as England won a madcap game 6-4 against Les Bleus. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa, and Bukayo Saka put England three up at the break as England looked to batter France. Anthony Barry gave a tearjerking interview as he burst with pride over the performances of the players. READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP But Les Bleus came out looking like a different team in the second half as Mbappe became the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer with 22 goals – one ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi. But with Saka completing a hat-trick and Jude Bellingham with a characteristic last-minute goal, England came out on top. It went some way to salvaging some pride after the Three Lions collapsed in the final five minutes against Argentina in the semi-final, chucking away a one-goal lead to lose 2-1. Centre-back Guehi, who played in both games, said: “It’s always hard, especially when you feel like you should have been in the final, so it was down to us to try to do the best that we could. Most read in Sport WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS “We owe it to fans back home for the support. “We definitely owe it to everyone who came and watched, especially here in Miami. “Because ticket pricing was rubbish, I don’t know what they were thinking, Fifa, to be honest. “So at least they could enjoy a fairly entertaining game.” The game recorded an attendance of 64,478 in the 71,000 seater stadium. Comment now