Overview
- In a two-week presale, FIFA recorded 150 million ticket requests, averaging about 10 million per day, with the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom leading.
- Gianni Infantino delivered the figures at the World Sports Summit in Dubai and said the tournament will have roughly six to seven million tickets for sale.
- He contrasted the requests with about 44 million tickets sold across nearly a century of World Cups, underscoring what he cast as unprecedented interest.
- Initial pricing drew criticism after a reported €153 minimum per match, with supporters group FSE estimating it could cost around €6,000 to follow a team through the final.
- FIFA added a supporters-only option at $60 per ticket for all 104 matches, and its site lists prices rising to $6,730 for the final.