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01/14 17:26 CST FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests
for 2026 World Cup
FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for 2026 World
Cup
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) --- FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500
million ticket requests for this year's World Cup.
Soccer'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.
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 Dec.
11 through Tuesday, 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
Feb. 5 and will allocate them randomly for matches in which demand exceeds
availability.
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