Last week, FIFA was charging a maximum of $2,735 for Category 1 tickets for that match, but has now added a new price for the "front category." On its ticket sales page, without any public announcement, FIFA introduced a "front category 2" tier, priced between $1,940 and $2,330 for the U.S. opening match tickets. The new categories were first revealed by The Athletic on Thursday. The World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 across 16 cities in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. In a September 9 document titled "ticket products and categories," the governing football organization stated that Category 1 represents "the most expensive seats, primarily located in the lower bowl," but it appears some of these seats were held back from that category. Category 2 was described as "positioned outside the Category 1 area, available in both the lower and upper bowls." FIFA did not respond to an email sent to its media department requesting comment. For Canada's opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12 in Toronto, FIFA added seats in the "front category 1" zone priced up to $3,360. For the round of 16 matches, tickets were introduced starting at $905 in Philadelphia. Last week, during a troubled ticket sales reopening marked by technical issues, FIFA raised the highest ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990. Previously, after the December draw, that price was $8,680. Category 2 tickets for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, cost $7,380, up from $5,575, while Category 3 increased to $5,785 from $4,185. On Thursday, FIFA's ticket page showed no available tickets for the final.