US EditionFIFA 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. The fourth and final phase of ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup began yesterday on the FIFA portal; however, on this first day, some fans reported having technical difficulties trying to buy tickets.
The final round of ticket sales for the World Cup, which will take place from June 11 to July 19, has begun. The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has offered more than three million tickets for sale, and the campaign will last until the end of the competition on July 19, which is the last chance for fans, reports the Croatian news agency Hina.
Every four years, fans from all over the world spend years saving money to support their team at the World Cup. This Wednesday, April 1st, the last tickets for the 2026 edition in the United States,...
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