The Football Association has been asked to lobby Fifa to lower the price of World Cup tickets by a leading supporters’ group.
The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) says the pricing structure for next year’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico is “scandalous”.
It has joined Football Supporters Europe (FSE) in demanding that the sales process is stopped so fans’ groups can hold talks with world governing body Fifa over its pricing policy.
“We back Football Supporters Europe in calling for a halt in ticket sales and we are calling on the Football Association to work with fellow FAs to directly challenge these disgraceful prices,” the FSA said in a statement.
“We call on all national associations to stand up for your supporters, without whom there would be no professional game.”
BBC Sport has contacted Fifa, the FA and the Scottish FA, all of which are yet to comment.
The huge increase in the price of tickets was revealed on Thursday when Fifa released allocation details for the official supporters’ groups of each country.
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, group stage fixtures all had set prices of £68.50, £164.50 or £219.
