Also, it reflects what people are willing to pay for a once in a lifetime experience.

I used to be that the ticket prices were high but reasonable. FIFA didn’t want the bad press for charging higher prices. Now, they’re willing to squeeze fans for every fraction of a cent possible and leave those fans angry and upset. They know people will grumble, but they’ll still pay. Their reputation is so bad that it can’t really get any worse, so why not gouge fans as much as possible.