FIFA is kicking off its first 2026 World Cup presale ticket lottery Wednesday. Organizers expect around 1 million tickets to go on sale.
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The FIFA World Cup will kick off in 275 days at 16 sites across North America
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And if you're thinking of attending any of the matches, you should start planning now
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The first wave of official ticket sales from FIFA begins Wednesday. If you're a Visa, credit card, debit or prepaid cardholder
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you have 10 days to enter a pre-sale lottery of sorts starting Wednesday for the chance to buy those tickets
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If you register and you're selected, on October 1st, you can buy up to 4 tickets apiece for as many as 10 matches
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Basically 40 tickets in total. FIFA said around a million tickets would likely be available in the first presale for any of the 104 matches of the tournament, including the final
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Right now, those tickets are priced between $60 for some group stage matches, all the way up to $6,700 for the final
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The catch is those prices could increase the moment they go on sale October 1st because FIFA has implemented a version of dynamic pricing that will fluctuate based on demand
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Fans who buy pre-sale tickets will also not know which teams they'll be seeing next summer, nor will they be able to choose their seats
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There will be a similar lottery phase for non-visa cardholders in late October
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The news that will change sales dramatically comes on December 5th at the Kennedy Center in Washington D when President Donald Trump along with FIFA President Gianni Infantino will unveil the group stage tournament draw It will be broadcasted live all over the
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world. We'll have a billion people watching how the 48 countries who qualify for the World Cup
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will be drawn in 12 different groups in 16 different venues across the United States
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Canada and Mexico. After the draw is announced there will be another random selection lottery
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sometime in mid-December to give fans another shot at some premium seats. Prices will increase
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once fans know who, when and where their favorite team is playing. And then closer to the tournament
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there will be last-minute sales that fans can also join. Is there a way around the lottery system
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Yes, if you have the cash. FIFA will set up an official secondary market where fans will be able to buy and sell tickets
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The official site will work a lot like StubHub or Venue Kings and will also compete with those websites
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The difference between FIFA's resale site and those others is that FIFA can 100% guarantee you'll actually get your tickets
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Right now, 18 of 48 total countries are in the field at the World Cup
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with 30 more spots up for grabs in qualifying tournaments around the world
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Some of those tournaments won't wrap up until mid to late November. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis
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