A ticket resale platform set up by the Tartan Army in a bid to take on ticket touts has helped Scotland fans save £50,000 in FIFA fees. Supporters were left enraged after FIFA’s introduction of the notorious dynamic pricing system also saw ticket prices soar on their official resale website.
Thousands of gold dust tickets also appeared on tout websites for thousands of pounds, with one brief listed for a staggering £8.4 million. Fed-up Tartan Army members created their own “ticket-exchange” website to deter scammers and get real fans a seat at the games.
Following a story by the Record, fans flooded onto the site to secure last minute tickets – and Carey McEvoy, who set up the platform, says nearly 500 tickets have now changed hands, with almost £10,000 also being raised for charity in the process.
View 4 ImagesCarey McEvoy, right, pictured with Joe McEvoy(Image: Supplied)
The 54-year-old said: “The reaction has been amazing and the Daily Record story really helped give us a nice boost in awareness. When we set out, we would have been pleased to source 10 tickets for Scotland supporters. Over 400 tickets have now changed hands, scam free, and we’ve raised over £8,000 for the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal. We’ve also saved fans over £50,000 in FIFA fees, which is amazing.”
Steve Clarke’s men will take on Haiti and Morocco in Boston on June 13 and June 19 before travelling to Miami to take on Brazil on June 24 at the competition which is being staged in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Tens of thousands of Scotland fans missed out in official ballots for the nation’s matches. And, while at past World Cups resale prices were capped at face value, FIFA lifted that restriction for 2026 – with sellers now able to name their price.
View 4 ImagesScotland fans were left fed up at being ‘fleeced'(Image: SNS Group)
Tickets for Scotland’s matches have been available on the FIFA resale marketplace for eye-watering sums, with resale tickets for the match against Haiti seen priced at £63,000, and tickets versus Morocco as high as £42,000.
The tickets also come with a 15% FIFA commission cost – to both the buyer and the seller – but the Tartan Army’s ticket exchange platform allowed fans to sell briefs and avoid additional fees.
Members receive access to a private ticket list, with fans paying a £5 members fee to join. The proceeds go to the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal, a children’s charity which makes donations in every country in which the Scottish National Football Team plays matches.
View 4 ImagesScotland qualified for the World Cup in November(Image: SNS Group)
Carey has also now launched a World Cup match predictor game on the website, where fans can pay £5 to enter – with a top prize of £500 up for grabs.
He added: “We have launched the World Cup score predictor competition to raise a bit more for the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal, which will make a donation to a children’s charity in Boston, as well as the Scotland Football for Rwanda (SFR) appeal, which will provide school lunches at the Scottish football-funded Karongi Football Academy.”
To visit the ticket-exchange website, click here. To get involved with the World Cup predictor game, click here.
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