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World Cup Ticket Shoppers Need to Be Ready for ‘Variable Pricing’
Visa cardholders worldwide can enter a randomized ticket lottery from Sept 10-19 for exclusive early access to purchase matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, featuring 48 teams.
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It is more than 290 days before the start of the 2026 World Cup, but on Wednesday a few fans will be able to feel a little closer. It is that on September 10, FIFA will launch the first phase of ticket sales, which will extend until Friday 19. To access tickets since Wednesday, those interested will first have to enter FIFA.com/tickets and declare their interest in tickets. There they will have to complete a form with personal data to begin rece…
World Cup ticket shoppers need to be ready for ‘variable pricing’
Soccer fans, your chance to score tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on Wednesday. But if you want to be a part of the action at one of 16 venues across North America, it won’t come cheap. When is the first opportunity to buy tickets? If you’re a VISA credit card, debit or prepaid card holder, you have 10 days to enter a presale lottery of sorts starting Wednesday for the first chance to buy tickets. If you register and are selected in w…
FIFA World Cup’s first ticket phase starts Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know
(Editor’s note: This story was updated after being originally published Aug. 12, 2025.) Soccer’s governing body has revealed that the starting range of ticket prices for next summer’s tournament will be from $60 for group stage matches, up to $6,730 for the final. And don’t hold your breath on seeing the same 11th-hour price reductions that happened during the FIFA Club World Cup this past summer. The expanded format of FIFA’s premier soccer cl…
The tournament, which will be held in North America, will be the first in history to have three host countries.
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