The final phase of ticket sales for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament will drop April 22 at 10 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. The drop coincides with the 50-day countdown to the start of the tournament.
What to expect
Tickets across all 104 matches, including the seven held in Houston this summer, will be made available for public purchase on the FIFA website, according to an April 21 news release.
Fans can choose tickets from across categories 1 to 3 and the front-row seat categories, depending on the match. Along with this ticket set, additional tickets will continue to be released to the public on an ongoing basis up until the final match July 19 in New Jersey, per the release.
Users will be able to see the matches and categories for which tickets are available after being admitted from the digital queue. A confirmation will be sent once payment is complete.
Hospitality packages will also be available for purchase and as part of the last-minute sales phase, tickets will continue to be released until the end of the tournament.
Something to note
Ticket demand for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been the highest in history, according to previous reporting. Over 500 million ticket requests were submitted during the initial phases, with the tournament oversubscribed by more than 30 times its limit, according to the Inside FIFA website.
“This overwhelming response from passionate fans is a true representation of how our game is loved globally—we are going to make history in North America when we bring the world together like never before in a celebration of unity and the best of football,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in an earlier news release.
Over 5 million tickets have already been sold, leaving roughly 2 million seats left across the 16 World Cup stadiums.