FIFA World Cup 2026: High demand for tickets despite fans slamming prices

FIFA obtained 5 million requests for World Cup 2026 tickets within the first 24 hours of the most recent gross sales section, soccer’s world governing physique stated on Friday, regardless of an outcry from fan teams this week about excessive costs for the event.

Followers from greater than 200 nations and territories utilized through FIFA.com for seats on the first 48-team World Cup, which will likely be staged throughout america, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026, FIFA stated.

Soccer Supporters Europe (FSE) on Thursday known as on FIFA to right away halt gross sales of nationwide crew allocations, accusing the governing physique of imposing “extortionate” ticket costs that threat shutting abnormal followers out of the event.

Ticket costs had jumped five-fold from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in line with FSE.

Early demand is being pushed by high-profile group-stage clashes, with Colombia v Portugal in Miami on June 27 probably the most sought-after fixture up to now within the Random Choice Draw interval.

Brazil v Morocco (New York/New Jersey, June 13), Mexico v South Korea (Guadalajara, June 18), Ecuador v Germany (New York/New Jersey, June 25) and Scotland v Brazil (Miami, June 24) spherical out the highest 5 matches.

After the three host nations, the highest nations of residence for ticket requests had been Colombia, England, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Scotland, Germany, Australia, France and Panama.

FIFA stated the robust presence of South American and Central American followers confirmed how the event was capturing the creativeness throughout the Americas, whereas Scotland’s place mirrored pleasure over their first World Cup in 28 years.

The Random Choice Draw section runs till January 13 at 1100 ET (1700 CET), with FIFA stressing the timing of an utility inside that window doesn’t have an effect on possibilities of success.

Followers can select particular matches, ticket classes and portions, topic to family limits, and will likely be charged mechanically if their functions are profitable.