Fans disappointed over ticket, hotel costs during World Cup in Vancouver

Chris Van Brockhoven booked his trip to Vancouver last summer in the hopes of attending a World Cup match, but after learning the cost of admission, his group felt forced to pivot. “We were flabbergasted at how expensive the tickets are and how much people are seemingly paying for them,” he said in an interview. All four men in his group entered the FIFA selection draws, but he said when they were given the opportunity to buy about a month ago, the prices were “crazy.” He said he has also been trolling social media and resell pages, but the tickets he has seen are about $2,000 each. “We’d pay …