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FIFA Opens 2026 World Cup Ticket Lottery as Fans Decry Soaring Prices

Supporter groups are urging a halt to sales over steep price tiers unveiled after the draw set the full match schedule.

Overview

  • Applications for the Random Selection Draw are open at FIFA.com/tickets until 13 January, with equal chances regardless of when requests are submitted and winners notified and charged in February.
  • Allocations include national-association quotas of roughly 8% of stadium capacity for team supporters, and some requests may be only partially approved depending on availability.
  • FIFA reports more than five million requests in this phase and says nearly two million tickets were already sold in earlier rounds to fans from 212 countries.
  • Reported price bands for the final at MetLife Stadium range roughly from R$20,300–21,800 (value) to R$43,000–46,100 (premium), and group-stage prices vary by perceived match popularity rather than a single fixed rate.
  • Football Supporters Europe has condemned the pricing as exorbitant, called for immediate suspension and review of sales, and estimates following a team to the final would cost at least about US$6,900.