FIFA reports receiving over 500 million requests for World Cup tickets for the 2026 matches.

 FIFA reports receiving over 500 million requests for World Cup tickets for the 2026 matches.

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FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year’s World Cup.

Soccer’s organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and Canada, the most requests were made by fans residing in Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Colombia.

FIFA is charging as much as $8,680 per ticket, but after facing criticism, it announced last month that it will provide $60 tickets for every game to the 48 national federations in the tournament. The federations will then decide how to distribute them to fans who attended their teams’ earlier matches.

The most popular match in the third sales phase, which ran from Dec. 11 through Tuesday, was Colombia vs. Portugal on June 27 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Next came Mexico vs. South Korea on June 18 in Guadalajara, Mexico; the final on July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey; the opener between Mexico and South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City; and a second-round game on July 2 in Toronto.

FIFA said it will notify people about their ticket applications no earlier than Feb. 5 and will allocate them randomly for matches in which demand exceeds availability.

Matches will be played in 16 host cities in North America, including U.S. venues in AtlantaBostonDallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los AngelesMiamiNew York/New JerseyPhiladelphiaSan Francisco Bay Area and Seattle.

All games from the quarterfinals on will be in the U.S.

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