{"id":1494,"date":"2026-01-15T21:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/fifa-requests-for-2026-world-cup-tickets-passes-500m-mark\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:42:19","slug":"fifa-requests-for-2026-world-cup-tickets-passes-500m-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/fifa-requests-for-2026-world-cup-tickets-passes-500m-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA requests for 2026 World Cup tickets passes 500M mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp \">Jan 14, 2026, 06:55 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>CORAL GABLES, Fla. &#8212; FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Soccer&#8217;s organizing body said 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.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2025\/1205\/r1585228_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2025\/1205\/r1585228_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It said the most-requested match in the third sales phase, which ran from Dec. 11 through Tuesday, was Colombia vs. Portugal on June 27 at Miami Gardens, Florida; followed by Mexico vs. South Korea on June 18 in 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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Knowing how much this tournament means to people around the world, our only regret is that we cannot welcome every fan inside the stadiums,&#8221; FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a statement. &#8220;That is why we are committed to creating multiple ways for fans to be part of the FIFA World Cup 2026 &#8212; through a wide range of fan experiences beyond the stadiums, both in person and online &#8212; so that as many people as possible can share in what will be the biggest sporting event ever staged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>FIFA said it will notify people about their ticket applications no earlier than Feb. 5 and will allocate them randomly for matches in which demand exceeds availability.<\/p>\n<p><em>Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 14, 2026, 06:55 PM ET CORAL GABLES, Fla. &#8212; FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year&#8217;s World Cup. 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