Soccer fans can now apply for tickets to watch specific matches at next year’s soccer tournament. world cup For the first time since FIFA launched the latest phase of sales on Thursday.
Following last week 2026 Tournament Drawwhich will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, has announced the latest schedule.
This means fans know when and where Lionel Messi, the Argentina national team and others will be playing. Previous ticket voting was blind as the qualifying period had not ended and the lottery had not yet taken place.
Currently, participating countries are divided into groups to determine their path through the tournament. For example, Messi Cristiano Ronaldo If Argentina and Portugal finish first in their respective groups, they could meet in the quarterfinals in Kansas City.
There is no guarantee that fans will get tickets to the games they apply for.
The third stage of ticket sales is called “Random Drawing” and fans will be notified if they won in the most recent drawing.
How to apply for lottery tickets
The drawing will begin on December 11th at 11:00 ET (16:00 GMT) and end on January 13th, 2026.
FIFA says ticket applications can be submitted at any time during this period and the timing of entry will not affect your chances of winning.
Fans can apply for up to four tickets per household per game and up to 40 tickets during the tournament through the FIFA website.
Fans will need a FIFA ID to apply for tickets and can select the match and price category they wish to apply for.
There are four categories, with category 1 having the best seats and category 4 having seats near the top of the stadium.
Successful applicants will be notified via email in February and automatically billed.
price
FIFA said in september Ticket prices will initially range from $60 for group stage games to $6,730 for the finals. These prices are subject to change and can often increase as FIFA becomes more available. dynamic pricing First time at the World Cup.
When the World Cup was last held in the United States in 1994, prices ranged from $25 to $475. For Qatar 2022, prices ranged from approximately $70 to $1,600 at the time ticket details were announced.
Tickets for the July 19 finals at MetLife Stadium are already selling for more than $11,000 on secondary resale sites.
For this tournament, FIFA will also set up its own resale platform and will charge a 15% commission based on the total resale value.
“Monumental Betrayal”
FIFA allocates 8% of tickets for their teams’ matches to national associations to sell to traveling fans.
Prices for these tickets began circulating on Thursday.
According to a list published by the German Football Federation, fees for various group stage matches ranged from $180 to $700.
The lowest price for the final was $4,185 and the highest price was $8,680.
Fan group Football Supporters Europe described the price as “exorbitant”.
“This is a monumental betrayal of World Cup tradition and ignores supporters’ contribution to the World Cup spectacle,” FSE said in a statement.
last chance
FIFA has announced that remaining tickets will be sold to the public on a first-come, first-served basis as the tournament approaches.
He did not say when the remaining tickets would go on sale.
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