{"id":11868,"date":"2026-06-15T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=11868"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:14:49","slug":"world-cup-2026-tickets","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/world-cup-2026-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 tickets: how to buy, prices and the USA games to target"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Cup 2026 tickets<\/strong> are among the hottest in sports. This is the biggest tournament ever, with 48 teams and 104 matches across the United States, Canada and Mexico, so demand is enormous and it pays to know how the system works. This guide covers how to buy through FIFA, the sales phase still open, ticket categories and prices, how to use resale safely, and the USA games to target, with most of the action on home soil.<\/p>\n\n

How to buy World Cup 2026 tickets<\/h2>\n

There is only one official seller: FIFA, at FIFA.com\/tickets<\/a>. The process is simple. Create a free FIFA account, sign in, and buy any available tickets during the active sales phase. Payment is in U.S. dollars, and tickets are fully digital, delivered to the FIFA app rather than as paper tickets. Because FIFA is the only official channel, anything bought elsewhere carries risk, so stick to FIFA.com\/tickets for primary sales and its official resale platform for anything secondhand.<\/p>\n\n

World Cup 2026 ticket sales phases<\/h2>\n

FIFA released tickets in stages rather than all at once. Earlier windows included a Visa presale draw, an early ticket draw and a random selection draw, each a lottery that entered buyers rather than guaranteeing a seat. The key phase now is the Last-Minute Sales Phase<\/strong>, which opened on April 1, 2026 and runs to the end of the tournament. Unlike the draws, it sells on a first-come, first-served basis with instant confirmation, so seats go the moment they appear, subject to availability.<\/p>\n\n

Ticket categories and prices<\/h2>\n

Every match is split into four price categories based on where you sit:<\/p>\n

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Category<\/th>Location in the stadium<\/th>Price level<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Category 1<\/td>Prime lower-tier seats<\/td>Most expensive<\/td><\/tr>\n
Category 2<\/td>Lower and upper tier outside Category 1<\/td>High<\/td><\/tr>\n
Category 3<\/td>Mainly upper tier<\/td>Mid-range<\/td><\/tr>\n
Category 4<\/td>Upper tier, remaining areas<\/td>Most affordable<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>
FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket categories.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FIFA is using dynamic pricing<\/strong>, which means prices rise and fall with demand rather than staying fixed. As a guide, tickets have started around $60 for early group-stage matches and climb into the thousands for the knockout rounds, with the final the most expensive ticket of the tournament. Because the figures move, always check the live price on FIFA.com\/tickets before you buy.<\/p>\n\n

Buying World Cup 2026 resale tickets safely<\/h2>\n

Sold out of a match, or buying late? FIFA runs an official Resale Marketplace, also at FIFA.com\/tickets, where fans resell tickets at face value, and it stays open until shortly before each kickoff. This is the safest route, because World Cup tickets are digital and only valid when transferred through FIFA’s own platform, so a ticket bought from an unofficial reseller may simply not work at the gate.<\/p>\n\n

World Cup 2026 host cities<\/h2>\n

The tournament is spread across 16 host cities in three countries: 11 in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada. The U.S. venues run coast to coast, from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and Levi’s Stadium in the Bay Area to MetLife Stadium in New York and New Jersey, which hosts the final on July 19. For every venue and capacity, see our World Cup 2026 stadiums<\/a> guide. That means most fans are within reach of a host city without leaving the country.<\/p>\n\n

USA games to target<\/h2>\n

The United States play all three group games at home, two of them at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles:<\/p>\n

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Date<\/th>Match<\/th>Venue<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Sat, June 13<\/td>USA 4-1 Paraguay (played)<\/td>SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles<\/td><\/tr>\n
Fri, June 19<\/td>USA vs Australia<\/td>Seattle<\/td><\/tr>\n
Fri, June 26<\/td>USA vs Turkiye<\/td>SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>
USA World Cup 2026 group-stage fixtures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hosts are up and running after racing past Paraguay 4-1 at SoFi Stadium, so the Australia game in Seattle on June 19 is the next big ticket, with a chance to seal a spot in the last 16. See how the opener unfolded in our USA vs Paraguay player ratings<\/a>, and check the full squad in our USMNT roster<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n\n

Tips for getting a seat<\/h2>\n