England vs Argentina 'value' tickets rocket up to £287,000 as fans fume at FIFA 'exploitation'

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England and Argentina supporters face paying at least $2,700 (£2,000) for a ticket

for their World Cup semi-final,

with FIFA accused of exploiting supporters. The Three Lions have their sights on ending the reigning champions' hopes of successfully defending their crown on Wednesday and

booking a place in their first World Cup final since 1966.

However, fans are facing extortionate ticket prices to get a seat to watch

Harry Kane

battle it out with Argentine great

Lionel Messi

. England supporters' ticket account, England_Tic on X, says the governing body are exploiting supporters as they shared a screenshot of ticket prices up to an astonishing $287,500 (£214,927) for a 'supporter value' tier seat.

The seats are listed on FIFA's official ticket resale website. The tickets are split into products and categories with category one, the highest-priced, being seats closest to the pitch to category four, which is deemed the most affordable and positioned in the upper tier.

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However, even category four has prices ranging from $3,105 (£2,321) to $40,250 (£30,000) for resold tickets. The account posted: "And here we are.... the big games.

"Once in a lifetime. Bucket list stuff. The games where FIFA can exploit 'the beautiful game' and it's passionate fanbases. On FIFA;s market place $60 'supporters value tier' tickets are being listed from $3,737.50.

"The 15% fee charged by FIFA to both buyer and seller would come to $1,121 on the cheapest ticket. FIFA don't want supporters to attend they want them to sell their tickets. #greed."

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England booked their place in Wednesday's semi-final thanks to Jude Bellingham's double as Thomas Tuchel's side came from behind to beat

Norway

. The

Real Madrid

midfielder equalised in the second-half, cancelling out Andreas Schjelderup's first-half opener.

Defending champions

Argentina

await in the last-four after beating

Switzerland

, also after extra-time.

Liverpool

midfielder Alexis Mac Allister rose highest to open the scoring against the Europeans but they charged back and equalised through Nottingham Forest's Dan Ndoye.

The tie was tipped on its head while Switzerland were in the ascendancy, when Breel Embolo was sent off for a second bookable offence. The striker became the first player to be dismissed after the video assistant referee utilised the new mistaken identity rule. Embolo, who had already been booked, was adjudged to have dived following a challenge from Leandro Paredes as he was initially booked.

Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scored the crucial goals in the tie in extra-time to secure their place against England. They will play the winners' of either

France

and

Spain

as Les Bleus look to avenge their defeat from four years ago, while Luis de la Fuente's side are looking to replicate their European Championships success.

Ahead of Wednesday's semi-final, police are on red alert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Atlanta due to limited segregation at the stadium. Officers have been made aware of the historical context behind England and Argentina with both having history on and off the pitch, stretching from the war over the Falkland Islands and Diego Maradona's infamous Hand of God goal 40 years ago.