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FIFA Appears to Have Technical Difficulties with World Cup Ticket Sales
FIFA said the phase uses first-come, first-served sales and rolling releases, with more than 3 million tickets already sold.
- FIFA launched its final "Last-Minute Sales Phase" on Wednesday, April 1, offering tickets for the 48-team World Cup on a first-come, first-served basis through tournament end.
- Technical glitches marred the morning launch, misdirecting fans into a "PMA late qualifier supporters sales phase" queue, leaving users waiting 90 minutes before FIFA resolved the link error around noon.
- Buyers can select specific seats via interactive seat maps or use the "Book the best seat" feature for automatic placement. The official Resale/Exchange Marketplace reopens Thursday, April 2.
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces criticism over dynamic pricing; 69 Democratic members of Congress wrote in a March 10 letter that policies could make the tournament "the most financially exclusionary and inaccessible to date."
- With the tournament 71 days away, FIFA reports it is on track to shatter all-time attendance records, with about 7 million tickets available across 104 games in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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Washington, United States. The fourth and final phase of ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup began on Wednesday, two and a half months before the ball rolls, FIFA reported.This “last minute” sales phase, which includes more than three million tickets, was opened at 15H00 GMT on the official FIFA.com/tickets website. Tickets are sold “according to the beginning of first arrival, first to be served.” They will be marketed until the end of the comp…
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