FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for 2026 World Cup

FIFA said on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year’s World Cup.

Football’s organizing body said that outside the host United States, Mexico, and Canada, the most requests were made by fans residing in Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, and Colombia.

FIFA is asking for up to $8,680 per ticket. After criticism, FIFA said last month it will offer $60 tickets for every game to the 48 national federations in the tournament, and the federations will decide how to distribute them to their fans who attended their previous games.

It said the most-requested match in the third sales phase, which ran from December 11 through Tuesday (January 13), was Colombia vs. Portugal on June 27 at Miami Gardens, Florida; followed by Mexico vs. South Korea on June 18 at Guadalajara, Mexico; the final on July 19 at East Rutherford, New Jersey; the opener between Mexico and South Africa on June 11 at Mexico City; and a second-round match on July 2 at Toronto.

FIFA said it will notify people about their ticket applications no earlier than February 5 and will allocate them randomly for matches in which demand exceeds availability.