Messi Effect Propels Copa America Tickets in Miami Over $8,000

Lionel Messi is giving another display of his US box-office power.

Tickets to watch the soccer superstar and the reigning World Cup champion Argentina play against Peru in Miami are already going for as much as $8,400 plus fees, just hours after the presale started, Ticketmaster data shows. On Thursday afternoon, Copa America tickets averaged $734, according to SeatGeek Inc.