Less than a year before the start of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, FIFA has opened the first phase of ticket sales. In this stage, which will run until September 19, access is reserved exclusively for VISA cardholders who meet the requirements and have previously registered their interest in purchasing tickets.
The mechanism will be by lottery: those who have expressed their intention to purchase tickets will participate in it and, if selected, will receive a notification with a specific date and time to access the purchase starting October 1.
Fans will be able to purchase tickets for any of the 104 matches that the World Cup will have, although they still won't know which teams they will see, since the group stage draw will only take place on December 5.
There will also be venue packages available, such as Boston or Mexico City, or by team, which will allow fans to follow a team throughout the entire group stage.
