Overview
- FIFA reported more than 150 million ticket requests by the midpoint of the current sales window, about 30 times the inventory available in this phase and drawn from fans in over 200 countries.
- The present application period runs from December 11 to January 13 and includes single‑match selections for group games, with tickets to be allocated by random draw and another sales phase to follow.
- Ticketing uses dynamic pricing and an official resale platform, and FIFA’s new lower‑priced “Basisrang” covers only 10% of each team’s 8% fan allocation, a scale fan groups say is insufficient.
- Infantino defended sharply higher prices at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, arguing revenues will be reinvested globally and pointing to FIFA’s plan to channel the vast majority of its cycle budget back into the sport.
- FIFA will shift its annual prize gala to Dubai from 2026 through a partnership with the Dubai Sports Council, launching the New World Football Awards to replace The Best ceremony.