Gianni Infantino He stuck out his chest during the World Sports Summit in Dubai. To the questions you receive about ticket prices for the World Cup 2026, The FIFA President responded with numbers a record-breaking lawsuit.
“In recent weeks there has been a big debate about tickets and their prices. We are in between.” six and seven million tickets on sale for about two weeks. How many applications do we receive now? Maybe five million, maybe ten, maybe 20. Well, I can tell you in 15 days We received 150 million ticket requests. That’s ten million seat requests per day. “This shows the appeal of the World Cup,” boasted Infantino.
Ticket requests come from potential viewers from more than 200 countries. According to FIFA’s top authority, the main demand comes from the USA, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom. To understand what this ticket requirement means, FIFA published in its newsletter: “Demand is also 3.4 times greater than the total number of spectators who attended the 964 matches in the 22 editions of the competition, which has been held since 1930.”
FIFA explained the process in its statement on Monday: “The random selection process is open and It remains available until Tuesday, January 13th. The time when the application is submitted on time has no influence on the selection options. You can take part in the draw and view all the information at FIFA.com/tickets. After the current phase has ended, a draw will be carried out that guarantees all fans equal opportunities. “Anyone who is unlucky in the draw will have another chance to win tickets in the following phases as more places go on sale.”
The first world championship with 48 choices The event will take place from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19, 2026, in 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with a total of 16 104 games.
Complaints about three price increases after the draw reached the ears of FIFA. They were promoted (only in the group stage). The most expensive is $700 per game and 140 the cheapest. Much more than was indicated in the specifications that allowed the triple venue to be awarded: 323 dollars for the most expensive tickets of the first stage, 21 for the cheapest.
FIFA responded to the criticism Special tickets for $60 for the 104 games, including the final. But they will be barely a thousand per game for each association. About 1.6 percent of the total. Argentine fans bought for Qatar 2022 Packages worth $3900 for the seven games, Hotel included. Now two games in Dallas cost twice as much.
The average price of group stage seats is stable until January 13th 200 dollars. It rises to 237 in the round of 16, 294 in the round of 16, 680 in the quarter-finals and 918 in the semi-finals. The finale, on July 19 in New Jersey, will be $4185 Now the cheapest ticket 8680 the most expensive (the original specifications set prices between $128 and $1,550).
Fans who already have one FIFA ID You must log in with your details and register for the random draw, even if you have taken part in previous draws. If you don’t yet have a FIFA ID, you must create an account on FIFA.com/tickets, the official platform. Fans of a specific team also have the opportunity to request fan cards from a participating member association (FMP). Each FMP – in the case of Argentina, the AFA – defines its own criteria for the accreditation of its supporters and determines the procedure they must follow to apply for these tickets.
Between tickets and television rights, Infantino assures us of a huge deal: “We will have that Between six and seven million people in the stadiumsand six billion people will watch the World Cup from home. Of course we will earn more than that 10 billion dollars of income that we will reinvest in football worldwide.
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