The highly anticipated matchup between Mexico and the United States is the biggest international soccer match on U.S. soil this year, and the race for tickets may be just as hotly contested as the game.
The first round of ticket lottery winners for the CONCACAF Cup match on Oct. 10 at the Rose Bowl was announced Wednesday. If you haven’t gotten the email yet, don’t worry: CONCACAF will announce lucky lotto winners Thursday and Friday in addition to those who received tickets Wednesday.
Those who win the lottery should be ready to dig deep in to their bank accounts, though. Official tickets purchased through Primesport.com run from $107.10 each to $600. On the secondary market, midfield seats at the Rose Bowl will run you up to $5,000 a pop with a parking pass alone costing $208.
(For the low, low price of $14,700, you and 19 of your best friends can get a catered suite at the game.)
Lottery winners will receive a one-time code to purchase their tickets through Ticketmaster. All codes are valid until 11:59 p.m. PDT on Friday, Sept. 18 and grant the lottery winner the opportunity to buy up to six tickets. Tickets are required for all children over the age of 2.
Both teams announced provisional rosters for the match yesterday, with four LA Galaxy players getting the call (Giovani dos Santos, Omar Gonzalez, Gyasi Zardes and Alan Gordon).
If Friday comes and goes, and you’re still without a lottery code, there will be a limited amount of tickets available on Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. PDT.
But on the first day of the lottery, there are plenty of happy fans with their tickets in hand already:
Just dropped 1g on 6 tickets to The Concacaf Cup. #MexicovsUSA #21stbirthday #blessed pic.twitter.com/iDBi5hY0u0
— Federico Avalos Jr. (@FedM80) September 16, 2015
It’s official! We’re going to the CONCACAF Cup! @Lance11_ @ohmarkeeboy @Sherissa_Ann @smashleighs @gianaKristen #USAvMEX
— Miguel Serrano (@Mig_Serrano) September 16, 2015
WE ARE GOING TO THE #MEXvsUSA GAME!!!! #CONCACAFCup — Daniel (@Thedanielaguayo) September 17, 2015
Sooooo excited!!!!! #CONCACAFCup #october10 #mexicovsusa — Jenny gradilla (@colts5001) September 16, 2015
Got my tickets!!!!!! MEXICO VS USA! #CONCACAFCup
— Andy Ramirez (@andyramz15) September 16, 2015
It’s official we’re going to the Mexico vs USA soccer game!! Yes!! #CONCACAFCup @ingridd_17
— Angie Rivera (@angg08) September 16, 2015
Scored #USAvMEX CONCACAF Cup tickets. Thanks @monsour. USA! USA!! USA!!! — Simeon Willbanks (@simeonwillbanks) September 16, 2015