With excitement mounting ahead of the final draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Friday, December 5, nearly two million tickets have now been sold for the groundbreaking tournament. During the two initial ticket sales phases, residents of the three host countries, the United States, Canada and Mexico, in that order, drove the most purchases, followed by fans in England, Germany, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Argentina and France. Fans in 212 countries and territories have already secured their tickets.”Congratulations to everyone who has already booked their seats and for those who haven’t, a new opportunity begins on Thursday, 11 December, just days after the Final Draw in Washington DC,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
“With 42 teams already qualified, we are witnessing huge global interest as we prepare to soon find out most of the match-ups, as well as where and when they will take place,” said Heimo Schirgi, FIFA World Cup 2026™ Chief Operating Officer. “With the much-awaited opening match in Mexico City kicking off in fewer than 200 days, we are ready and excited to welcome fans to North America next year for the biggest FIFA World Cup yet.”
The next phase of ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup 2026, the Random Selection Draw, will begin on 11 December, with the entry period for fans open until January 13 for fans. This marks the third phase of ticket sales for the 2026 tournament, as nearly two million tickets have been made available and purchased for the event so far across the Visa Presale Draw and the Early Ticket Draw, which closed earlier this month.
The entry period for the Random Selection Draw will open at 11:00 ET (17:00 CET) on December 11 on the FIFA website. Timing of a fan’s entry into the Random Selection Draw during the entry period will not impact the fan’s chances of success. Fans with an existing FIFA ID should log in using those credentials and then enter the Random Selection Draw, even if they have entered previous ticket draws.All successful and partially successful ticket applicants will receive communications via email and subsequently will be automatically charged for their tickets in February. A partially successful application indicates that a fan will receive the number of tickets requested to a match, but not all matches requested.With the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 taking place on December 5, the subsequent match schedule reveal will define the foundational group stage of the tournament. As such, the Random Selection Draw marks the first phase when fans will be able to apply for single-match tickets based on exact match-ups and teams for group-stage matches.Fans of a specific national team may also be eligible to apply for Participating Member Association (PMA) supporter tickets at FIFA.com/tickets starting December 11, should they meet their PMA’s eligibility criteria. Each PMA sets its own criteria for fans to be recognised as PMA supporters and establishes its own process for obtaining tickets.
