Most expensive tournament ever keeps plundering fan cash - charging disabled and frail England supporters £3,000 to PARK at match

By SAM GREENHILL, THE CHIEF REPORTER and NICK PISA, SENIOR REPORTER Published: 17:03, 9 July 2026 | Updated: 17:10, 9 July 2026 England fans face £3,000 fees to park a car at the match against Norway – even if they are disabled. Meanwhile at the most expensive World Cup in history, last-minute tickets for the game were being sold for a minimum of $1,900 (£1,400), with other seats going for up to $4,800 (£3,500). Three Lions and Norway fans were setting out their stalls in the beachfront bars of Miami ahead of the quarter-final showdown, with ‘The Vikings’ performing their rowing celebration and England fans singing ‘Football’s Coming Home’ in reply. Norway’s beating of Brazil in the last round surprised many, and hundreds of Brazilians living in Miami who had bought tickets have been trying to offload them. But the re-sale prices on Fifa’s website remain shockingly high. At the Havana Beach bar, Phil Giles, 28, of Chelmsford, Essex, said: ‘We are in Miami, it’s beautiful sunshine and we hope the prices will come down at the last minute, but if they don’t we’ll watch it from here. Magnus Peterson, 34, from Oslo, said: ‘We bought tickets for $350 (£260) months ago. A lot of fans didn’t expect to get this far, so I’m not sure how many of us will be there.’ Some supporters were already out in Miami ahead of the Mexico game in the last 16  At the Miami Stadium, which is 17 miles north of downtown Miami and has limited public transport options, parking spaces were being offered yesterday at exorbitant prices. Official parking partner SeatGeek is requesting a payment of $4,277.12 (£3,194) to park in the Black North Parking Lot at 347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens. This is specifically earmarked for wheelchair users and those with mobility issues because of its close proximity to the stadium. But the prices have increased hugely to tempt fans into securing a parking spot close to the stadium to see Harry Kane’s team fight for semi-final glory. Normally Black North Parking Lot spaces are a tenth of the price for other events. Other sellers are also cashing in with price hikes aimed at loyal fans, who have already shelled out thousands for travel, game tickets, accommodation and food and drink. Just Park have spots on sale for $1,200.01 (£896.13), even though the same exact places are around the $78 (£58) mark for other events. Incredibly one ticket deal for Saturday’s game attendees is a $40 (£29) parking place which seems like a bargain given it is named ‘Miami Stadium - Lot 95 Golden Glades - FIFA Park and Ride’. However its location is actually 6.1 miles from the stadium, and would involve either the park-and-ride bus or a two-hour walk under freeways and alongside dual carriageways. Both teams have now arrived in Miami ahead of the big clash. Norway suffered an accommodation disaster after checking into a hotel next to building sites and a noisy road. Superstar striker Erling Haaland and the rest of the squad complained their £150-a-night suites at the Dalmar Hotel in Fort Lauderdale were mouldy, dirty and smelt of smoke, and the whole team had to move to a new hotel. Should major sporting events be allowed to charge thousands of pounds for parking, especially in disabled parking areas? What's your view? Norway's stars spat their dummy out after being placed in the $250-a-night Dalmar hotel  England are set to be backed by around 30,000 fans in the stadium for their World Cup quarter-final against Norway Norway have had a cheeky dig at Prince William after it emerged he would not be attending the crunch match in Miami while his counterpart Crown Prince Haakon would. William has been avidly following the progress of the Three Lions from home and congratulated them after their epic 3-2 win over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium last Sunday, but so far has been unable to attend a game. But Prince Haakon is coming to Miami, and in a wind-up, Norway's top selling newspaper VG ran an online poll suggesting William was not in Miami ‘because he can't stand seeing England beaten’ or ‘he is jealous of Haaland's popularity’. Crown Prince Haakon, 52, and William are close friends and are also distantly related as Queen Victoria was their shared great-great-great grandmother. One player who won’t be starring in the match is England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 36, who stumbled over an advertising hoarding during the celebrations at the Azteca Stadium on Sunday and broke his wrist. He posted a photo of himself at Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute and wrote: ‘Surgery done! Now let’s get ready for the big one Saturday.’