World Cup tickets on sale online at 40 times value

Tickets for the Fifa World Cup have been illicitly advertised for almost 40 times their face value on secondary seller websites, according to a consumer rights group.

Tickets were on sale in March for as much as £5,618 each across five separate sites, according to Which?

A pair of top tickets for the England v Tunisia match were on sale for between £480 and £11,237 despite being advertised for £296 on Fifa’s website, Which? said. Fans risk being denied entry to games if they bought tickets through a third party, Fifa said.