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FIFA Reports Over 500 Million Ticket Requests for 2026 World Cup After Latest Sales Phase Closes

Lottery notifications begin 5 February, with only a small pool of lower-priced tickets available.

Overview

  • Fans who applied in the recent phase will be notified by email no earlier than 5 February, with further sales phases continuing through the tournament.
  • FIFA introduced a lower-priced Basisrang category for all 48 teams and all matches following global protests over high prices.
  • The discounted share is limited: each team’s fan block is 8% of a match’s tickets, and only 10% of that allocation is Basisrang.
  • Germany generated the most applications outside the three host nations, and the DFB cites Basisrang totals of 581 vs Curaçao, 395 vs Ivory Coast, and 632 vs Ecuador.
  • Football Supporters Europe welcomed the new category but criticized the very small number of cheaper seats.