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Mind-boggling Super Bowl food prices offer major World Cup 2026 hint

Mind-boggling Super Bowl food prices offer major World Cup 2026 hint
2026 World Cup - Photo by Imago

Food prices at the Super Bowl have offered an insight into potential rates for food and drinks for football fans heading to the United States this summer.

Starting in June, a mixture of the USA, Canada and Mexico will host the World Cup, with the tournament spanning over a month across North America.

Favourites for the competition include current holders Argentina, as well as European giants Spain, France and Thomas Tuchel's England.

There are also a number of unfamiliar faces on the world stage heading to the tournament in the summer, including Haiti, Curacao and Scotland.

England commence their group stage campaign with a clash against 2018 semi-final foes Croatia at Dallas Stadium in Texas on June 17.

Steve Clarke's Scotland are back at the World Cup for the first time this century and are set to pit their wits against the likes of Brazil and Morocco.

Scotland manager Steve Clarke
Photo by IMAGO / Alex Todd

Super Bowl food offers World Cup insight

Researched by American publication Delish, there were some interesting food offers at this Sunday's Super Bowl which could be seen at the World Cup later in the year.

The first thing that leaps off the page is a gourmet burger costing £130 – a price that hardly any football fans would be willing to fork over during a match in June or July.

There were cheaper options in the concourse for supporters of American Football on Sunday evening, though, including a hotdog costing around £15, which would still be considered steep pricing for football standards.

As well as a hotdog, there was also a steak and fries option on the menu which racked up to £25, again a sharp increase on prices in stadiums around Europe and especially English football.

Moving towards gourmet options

Given the extraordinary prices of tickets for matches in any stage of this summer's World Cup, it would not be a surprise to see food priced expensively, assuming that supporters who made it into the stadia are ready to spend heavy once again.

Ordinary supporters have almost been priced out of attending all of their nation's matches, especially teams such as England and France who are fully expected to advance into the latter stages of the tournament.

The trend of moving towards more gourmet options in the concourse has been seen the UK recently, with many football clubs bringing independent food vans and chains to their grounds to offer more luxury choices.

FGG says: Sign of things to come

At least in the United States parts of the World Cup, food prices are set to be extremely high, especially once they've got supporters in the stadium.

Supporters in Canada and Mexico could be in line for cheaper prices, however no one should expect a bargain.

Carter is a Premier League and EFL accredited journalist with over six years of reporting experience, specialising in Championship football. He has interviewed former Premier League and Champions League winners, as well as regularly attending matches and asking hard-hitting questions directly to managers in press conferences.

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