Presale draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is still open

Did you know that you still have time to enter a presale draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026?

The moment that millions of soccer fans have been waiting to experience in person has opened its first ticket draw entry. 

The FIFA World Cup 2026 will have soccer teams representing 32 countries and will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. This World Cup, which takes place every four years, is especially important because Canada, the U.S. and Mexico together are the hosts.

From now and until September 19, Visa card holders can enter the presale draw for the historic sports event. Qualifying Visa cardholders can submit an application at fifa.com/tickets for a chance to purchase tickets. There will be a randomised selection process where applicants will be notified beginning September 29 if they were chosen. 

Successful applicants will be given a date and time slot from October 1 onwards to purchase tickets using a qualifying Visa card. 

Tickets for the group stage matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will start at $60 at the start of the sale. 

The FIFA specifies that only one Visa cardholder per household is allowed. Those selected can buy only a maximum of four tickets per match and no more than 40 tickets total. 

Millions have entered

The FIFA official statistics reported that in just 24 hours when the predraw opened on September 10 more than 1.5 million people filled out an application. The fans are from 210 countries with the top applications being the U.S., Mexico and Canada. 

While the selection of regular tickets is in the process, single-match and multi-match hospitality packages, inclusive of match tickets, are already available to purchase. These tickets start at $1,350 depending on the venue and go up to more than $32,000 per person. 

Subsequent ticket sales phases will begin in October. Further details on the timeline and products are available at FIFA.com/tickets.