Overview
- Mexico’s federal security ministry (SSPC) issued a national alert detailing how scammers use fake websites, cloned pages and bogus social profiles to sell non‑existent tickets and travel packages.
- Authorities advised fans to distrust any advance offers outside FIFA’s schedule, verify site authenticity, purchase only via fifa.com/tickets or certified agencies with the Verifica y Viaja seal, and use secure payment methods.
- Cybersecurity firm Norton reported a rise in malicious ticketing sites, phishing emails, fake social contests and fraudulent travel bookings designed to steal money or personal data.
- FIFA is allocating tickets through staged windows tied to FIFA ID registration and a Visa presale lottery, with an official resale marketplace live, as fans report high prices, platform errors and apparent scarcity for Mexico home matches not confirmed by FIFA.
- Ticket prices disclosed for 2026 far exceed Qatar 2022 across categories, and on the field Egypt beat Djibouti 3–0 with a Mohamed Salah double to clinch a place at the finals.