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Stadium Grab
World Cup tickets cost up to $10,990. Per seat.
We turned that into a game.
Don't fall onto the pitch.
About Stadium Grab
Stadium Grab is a retro Snake game that satirizes the rising cost of attending the World Cup. Real ticket prices for the 2026 tournament range from $60 for the cheapest group-stage seats to $10,990 for a pitch-side view of the final at MetLife Stadium. For most football fans around the world, those prices put live attendance out of reach entirely.
In the game, you play as a suited executive navigating the stands of a football stadium, collecting money bags that represent ticket revenue. The closer you get to the pitch, the more each bag is worth, but the edge is a kill zone. Each stadium gives you a slightly shorter clock than the last — starting with 45 seconds in Guadalajara and dropping to 38 at the Final — before the fans storm the stadium and reclaim the seats. Your score lands on the World Cup Profiteering Leaderboard alongside some suspiciously familiar names.
How to play
Use arrow keys on a keyboard, or swipe on a touchscreen, to move through the stadium seating. Left and right move along the row and wrap around. Up and down move between seating zones. Collect money bags to increase your score. The snake grows every third bag early on, and every second bag once you reach Dallas. Hitting the pitch edge or the top of the stands ends the game. Survive the clock at each venue and the fans invade the pitch in a retro cutscene.
Three difficulty levels
- Casual — Slower movement, ideal for exploring the stadium and learning the layout.
- Regular — The default. A solid challenge that rewards quick decisions.
- Greedy — Fast and unforgiving. For competitive players chasing the leaderboard.
Four host cities, escalating prices
The game climbs through the real 2026 World Cup host cities as your score grows. Start in Guadalajara, the cheapest venue tier, where group-stage tickets begin at $400. Hit $50,000 and you advance to Toronto, where prices double. At $150,000 the tour reaches Dallas, a premium-tier venue, and the snake starts growing twice as fast. At $300,000 you arrive in New York/New Jersey for the Final — the biggest stadium, the highest prices, the fastest snake. A hidden bonus level, The Peace Prize, awaits anyone who can hoard $500,000 before time runs out. Golden trophies replace money bags, and roaming journalists with cameras cost you five seconds off the clock every time they catch you.
Why we built this
The 2026 World Cup is the biggest ever: 48 teams, 104 matches, three host countries. It should be the most accessible tournament in history. Instead, ticket pricing has put live football further out of reach for ordinary fans. Stadium Grab turns that frustration into something you can laugh at and share. The beautiful game isn't for sale.
Built by MyWorldCupTime.com, the timezone converter and watchability planner for all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup.