World Cup 2026 tickets: FIFA to launch resale ticket program. Here's what you should know Safid Deen, USA TODAYSeptember 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM 0 FIFA will launch its own ticket resale platform ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the soccer governing body announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
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Safid Deen, USA TODAYSeptember 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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FIFA will launch its own ticket resale platform ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the soccer governing body announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
FIFA wants to safeguard soccer fans against invalid or unauthorized resale tickets, ahead of the event held at 17 different venues in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
"We want to keep a safe and secure, and regulated environment for fans to be able to resell their tickets, also ensuring that from a technical point of view, that the resale ticket actually works when you come to the gate," FIFA World Cup 26 chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi said during a media briefing.
The announcement comes on the same day FIFA announced its presale draw, in which approximately 1 million tickets will be available to purchase, FIFA said.
Visa customers worldwide can register to buy World Cup tickets between Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. ET and Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. ET. Eligibility will be established with a no-value transaction. Ticket buyers will be notified if their application was successful on Sept. 29, and issued a date and time slot to purchase their tickets between Oct. 1 to Oct. 21.
Ticket buyers can purchase up to four tickets per match, for up to 10 matches, 40 tickets in total, FIFA says.
The lowest price ticket for group stage matches will be $60, while the most expensive ticket price for the World Cup final will be set at $6,730 through each ticket purchasing phase. However, variable pricing could affect how much those prices could fluctuate based on demand before they hit the resell market.
Ticket buyers hoping to resell World Cup tickets from the United States, Canada and internationally will be allowed to set their own prices.
"We are not capping the FIFA resale platform in terms of ticket prices," Schirgi added. "Obviously, people would go to other resale platforms and would try to find other ways of reselling the ticket, which obviously is something we don't want."
However, FIFA says ticket buyers from Mexico hoping to resell in the country will only be able to flip them at face value, due to Mexican government regulations.
World Cup ticket buyers in Mexico will be operate out of a separate platform through FIFA.com/tickets, where all ticket sales will be available.
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