FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for 2026 World Cup

FIFA said connected Wednesday (January 14, 2026) it has received much than 500 cardinal ticket requests for this year's World Cup.

Football’s organizing assemblage said that extracurricular the big United States, Mexico, and Canada, the most requests were made by fans residing successful Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, and Colombia.

FIFA is asking for up to $8,680 per ticket. After criticism, FIFA said past period it volition connection $60 tickets for each crippled to the 48 nationalist federations successful the tournament, and the federations volition determine however to administer them to their fans who attended their erstwhile games.

It said the most-requested lucifer successful the 3rd income phase, which ran from December 11 done Tuesday (January 13), was Colombia vs. Portugal connected June 27 astatine Miami Gardens, Florida; followed by Mexico vs. South Korea connected June 18 astatine Guadalajara, Mexico; the last connected July 19 astatine East Rutherford, New Jersey; the opener betwixt Mexico and South Africa connected June 11 astatine Mexico City; and a second-round lucifer connected July 2 astatine Toronto.

FIFA said it volition notify radical astir their summons applications nary earlier than February 5 and volition allocate them randomly for matches successful which request exceeds availability.