Tickets to This World Cup Are Selling for as Low as $6. (And Messi Is Playing)

Some of pro soccer’s biggest teams are playing in the U.S. this summer. That’s turning out to be a tough sell.

FIFA’s Club World Cup kicks off later today, with global superstar Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami CF taking on Egypt’s Al Ahly FC at Miami-area Hard Rock Stadium. The tournament, which features 32 club teams from around the world playing in 11 cities across the U.S., runs until July 13, when the final will take place at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, the host site for the final of next summer’s World Cup of international teams.

The tournament features some big-name teams, including global powerhouses Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and recent Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain. Still, FIFA appears to be having trouble selling tickets, with some seats being offered at bulk rates and resale sites showing ticket prices in the single-digits. The organization did not respond to Investopedia’s request for comment in time for publication.

The Athletic reported this week that the organization, desperate to fill Hard Rock Stadium for the tournament opener, was “offering students at an affiliated local college a single ticket for $20—but with the promise of up to four complimentary tickets.”

Live Nation Entertainment’s (LYV) Ticketmaster is the official ticketing site for the tournament. Upper-level seats for next Wednesday’s group-stage match between Mexican squad CF Pachuca and Austrian side FC Salzburg in Cincinnati currently range from $33.45 before taxes up to more than $750 before taxes for the final.

However, tickets can be found for far less. On StubHub, one could recently get lower-level seats for $6 including fees to the same Pachuca-Salzburg game where upper-level tickets are going for $33 pre-tax.

Tickets for several other matches can be found on StubHub for under $10 all-in, including Flamengo (Brazil) vs. ES Tunis (Tunisia) in Philadelphia on June 16; Ulsan HD FC (South Korea) vs. Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa) in Orlando on June 17; and another Pachuca match, this time vs. Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) in Nashville on June 26.

The competition starts around the same time as the Gold Cup, a regional competition for the U.S. and other national teams, as well as much of the U.S. pro soccer season.