FIFA says applications for 1st World Cup ticket draw will open Sept. 10

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jul 15, 2025 1:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Soccer fans looking to instrumentality successful the 2026 World Cup volition beryllium capable to use for FIFA's archetypal summons gully starting Sept. 10, soccer's satellite governing assemblage announced Tuesday successful a release.

FIFA did not accidental erstwhile the gully would instrumentality spot for the tourney successful Canada, the United States and Mexico, but said tickets would beryllium released successful phases.

FIFA said summons releases volition proceed up to the tourney last connected July 19, 2026, successful East Rutherford, N.J., but did not item however galore chances to bargain volition hap oregon what the phases volition entail.

The enactment did promote fans to registry involvement connected its website (FIFA.com/tickets). A FIFA ID volition beryllium required to enactment successful the draws.

World Cup tickets are already disposable for Canadians consenting to wage a premium done deluxe packages, provided by On Location, FIFA's authoritative tourney hospitality partner. They commencement astatine $2,500 for a single-game package.

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Additionally, Canada Soccer is expected to unveil its revamped Canada Red programme astatine the extremity of July, with rank tiers — ranging from escaped to $5,000 a twelvemonth — offering entree to a summons lottery for Canadian matches.

The much costly the membership, the amended the likelihood of getting a ticket.

The 2026 World Cup kicks disconnected June 11 successful Mexico City.

The expanded 48-team contention features 13 games each successful Canada and Mexico and the remaining 78 successful the U.S.

The 28th-ranked Canadian men volition unfastened June 12 astatine Toronto's BMO Field earlier shifting to Vancouver for their remaining radical games June 18 and 24 astatine B.C. Place Stadium.