FIFA adds 1 million World Cup tickets for sale in second phase

With the launch of a new&nbsp, ticket draw&nbsp, which marks the start of the tournament’s second phase of sales, FIFA began the sale of 1 million additional tickets for the upcoming World Cup and 1 million of them on Monday.

Residents of the three host nations, the United States, Canada, and Mexico, have a domestic exclusivity time slot in this draw, which runs until Friday at 11am Eastern Time. Fans from those nations will have the option to purchase single-match tickets for events taking place in their home countries if their entries are chosen from this draw.

Any fan can attend the phase, regardless of their nationality.

As Canada, Mexico, and the United States prepare to host the biggest FIFA World Cup yet, “we already have seen a lot of interest from around the world,” said Heimo Schirgi, the tournament’s chief operating officer. With its domestic exclusivity time slot in the host nation, “this second phase” will allow us to thank these local supporters while also ensuring global opportunity.”

Fans from the United States, Canada, and Mexico who enter the draw before Friday have a chance to win a time slot during which to purchase tickets starting on November 12. Through November 15, those slots will be available. At least 48 hours before their time slot opens will those winners be informed of the outcome.

In the initial stages of ticketing, people from the three host countries, in that order, purchased more tickets than anyone from any other country. In that order, the top 10 countries included England, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, and France.

More fans will be able to purchase a buying slot starting on November 17 once the domestic exclusivity time slot expires. In the future, additional tickets will be made available, according to FIFA.

Visa uncertainty and a dynamic pricing system

More than 1 million tickets have already been purchased for the upcoming World Cup, according to FIFA’s earlier announcement earlier this month, with customers from 212 different nations and territories purchasing them. 28 of the 48 field team seats have been filled so far, total.

Consumers who are about to purchase tickets ahead of the tournament should be aware that the US has a strict immigration ban and that they must first obtain visas. Due to sluggish ticket sales, some people think were a result of the immigration crackdown, a friendly international match between defending World Cup champion Argentina and Puerto Rico was moved from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

There are roughly 7.1 million seats for the tournament’s 104 matches spread out across 16 North American venues, according to the stadium attendance figures listed above. How many of those seats will be made available for public viewing?

According to ticket data, at least 40 matches had seats with the lowest price tag of $60 available. A much higher price was used to purchase almost all of the matches’ seats. When sales started, the US team’s opening game, which was scheduled to take place in Inglewood, California, cost between $ 570 and $ 2,735. At least one ticket for the opening US game on June 12 was listed for more than $60,000 earlier this month on the resale website.