England fan tickets for Mexico on resale for up to £26k

England fan tickets for Mexico on resale for up to £26kImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England fans have an allocation of 3,000 when they play Mexico at the AztecaByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished4 minutes agoCommentsTickets originally bought by England fans for Monday's World Cup last-16 game against Mexico have been relisted for thousands of pounds on Fifa's official resale portal.The most expensive tickets are four listed together, with a face value of $605 (£460), that are now priced at $30,000 (£22,800) each. There is a 15% Fifa fee for the buyer to pay, taking the cost to $34,500 (£26,220) - 57 times face value. The seller must also pay Fifa a 15% fee of $4,500 (£3,420), but that would still leave a profit of $25,500 (£19,380) per ticket.The cheapest ticket available has a total cost of $3,448 (£2,620) from a face value of $295 (£224) - nearly 12 times the original price.The Football Association has confirmed that these tickets were purchased through the England Supporters' Travel Club (ESTC) ballot after the draw was made in December.Members build up 'caps' by attending matches home and away. Fans with the most caps will get priority to the best games and the cheapest tickets.Image source, FifaImage caption, Fifa's resale site shows the England supporter areas where tickets are listed for sale World Cup dreams shattered as StubHub tickets cancelled at last minuteAttributionNewsPublished1 day agoAs of Friday morning, 76 tickets were listed in the 'supporter' categories behind the goal in the England section.It is not possible to ascertain if they are being sold by the original ESTC purchaser, or if they have been bought by another party and then listed at the inflated prices.Tickets which are part of the ESTC allocation can only be bought by users who self-identified as a 'Fan of' England when they signed up with Fifa.The prices, which can be altered up or down, are set by the seller...