Wembley
Tight ticketing rules are in place to prevent people sneaking into the stadium (Picture: PA)

Customers paying over the odds for resale tickets to watch the women’s Euro 2022 final face being turned away.

The match is in hot demand after England secured their place in the final at Wembley this Sunday.

With tickets sold out, some fans are using unofficial websites to get hold of one, often at over-inflated prices – but they don’t guarantee entry.

Strict rules are in place following the shambolic scenes around the ground when the men’s England team played in a Wembley final last year.

The July 2021 match descended into chaos when people with fake tickets or no pass at all forced their way into their ground as powerless staff watched on and violence and disorder broke out.

Restrictions mean people who arrive at Wembley with a ticket originally purchased in someone else’s name and obtained via a third party will not be allowed in.

Adam French, personal finance editor at The Money Edit website, said: ‘Tickets for Sunday’s final at Wembley are in hot demand.

‘But the risk is clear, you could pay hundreds of pounds for unofficial resale tickets and not get in.’

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Final - Fans gather for Italy v England - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - July 11, 2021 Picture taken July 11, 2021 England fans celebrate outside Wembley Stadium during the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
Organisation around Wembley will be in the spotlight after last year’s chaotic men’s final (Picture: Action Images/Reuters)

He said if fans cannot get tickets officially ‘you’re better off watching the match at home’.

Spectators are being urged to take photo ID to the ground and not to buy fraudulent tickets from touts.

People who are unable to attend can transfer a ticket to a friend or family members via official channels before it is ‘activated’.

A Uefa spokesperson told The Money Edit: ‘All tickets to the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 final are issued by Uefa and are subject to strict terms and conditions which prohibit their unauthorised advertisement, resale or transfer.’

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The spokesperson said Uefa actively enforces its ticketing terms and conditions, including by monitoring the internet, and will take action (including cancelling tickets) where unauthorised advertisements are identified.

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