Football fans, get ready to grab your FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets, as the first presale is about to begin.
According to SAN, the first presale lottery of the FIFA World Cup tickets will begin on Wednesday, September 10, and VISA cardholders will get some exclusive access to not-so-cheap tickets.
First presale of FIFA World Cup tickets:
VISA credit, debit and prepaid cardholders will get an exclusive opportunity to enter into the first presale of the World Cup tickets before the general public.
If you are a VISA cardholder, you can enter into the Visa Presale Draw from September 10 to 19, 2025, which is a random lottery that will give selected fans a chance to buy up to 40 tickets for 10 matches, with a maximum of 4 tickets per match on October 1.
FIFA has announced that around one million tickets will be available in the first presale, covering all 104 tournament matches, including the final, and the prices of the tickets will vary, ranging from $60 for group stage matches to $6,700 for the final match.
A FIFA official told the Los Angeles Times, “What FIFA is doing is adapting to the domestic market. It’s a reality in the US and Canada that events are being priced as per the demand that is coming in for that event.”
Other World Cup ticket sale opportunities:
The non-visa cardholders will get the opportunity to buy tickets in a lottery from October 27 to 31. However, it is expected that the prices of the tickets will fluctuate significantly after the group stage draw on December 5.
The group stage tournament draw will be revealed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, most likely along with US President Donald Trump, at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C.
Infantino said, “It will be broadcast live all over the world. We’ll have a billion people watching how the 48 countries who qualify for the World Cup will be drawn into 12 different groups in 16 different venues across the United States, Canada and Mexico.”
Furthermore, fans will also get a chance to buy premium seats in the lottery that will take place after the group stage draw, but the prices are expected to rise due to increased demand. There will also be some last-minute sales that will be closer to the tournament start date when the fans will know when and where their favourite teams are playing.