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≡ WORLD CUP TICKETS ≡
With less than three weeks to go to the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Ticketdata.com tracking site shows just 11 matches out of 104 with more than 1,000 tickets available on the FIFA direct-sales site:
● 3,472: 25 June for Curacao vs. Cote d’Ivoire in Philadelphia
● 2,908: 26 June for Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia in Houston
● 2,626: 18 June for Czech Rep. vs. South Africa in Atlanta
● 2,425: 12 June for Canada vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina in Toronto
● 2,410: 22 June for Jordan vs. Algeria in Santa Clara
● 2,157: 12 June for U.S. vs. Paraguay in Inglewood
● 2,154: 27 June for Uzbekistan vs. D.R. Congo in Atlanta
● 2,116: 16 June for Austria vs. Jordan in Santa Clara
● 2,037: 18 June for Canada vs. Qatar in Vancouver
● 1,801: 26 June for Egypt vs. Iran in Seattle
● 1,152: 25 June for U.S. vs. Turkey in Inglewood
There are 21 games shown with essentially no tickets available and 26 more with less than 100 tickets available.
This does not mean that all of the stadiums will be full; this is a measure of tickets still available for sale on the FIFA site and does not include resales, or tickets not yet placed on sale by FIFA. But it appears that most tickets have been sold.
As for pricing, the lowest prices available as of Monday – based on resale sites – show only four matches at less than $200; the 10 least-expensive matches include many of those with tickets still remaining:
● $178: 26 June for Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia in Houston
● $182: 22 June for Jordan vs. Algeria in Santa Clara
● $187: 16 June for Austria vs. Jordan in Santa Clara
● $196: 27 June for Uzbekistan vs. D.R. Congo in Atlanta
● $209: 24 June for Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Qatar in Seattle
● $222: 27 June for Algeria vs. Austria in Kansas City
● $224: 18 June for Czech Rep. vs. South Africa in Atlanta
● $233: 26 June for Egypt vs. Iran in Seattle
● $244: 15 June for Iran vs. New Zealand in Inglewood
● $254: 25 June for Curacao vs. Cote d’Ivoire in Philadelphia
As for the highest-priced “get-in” ticket prices on the resale market, the site shows the expected late-stage matches:
● $7,982: 19 July for the World Cup final in East Rutherford
● $2,512: 27 June for Colombia vs. Portugal in Miami Gardens
● $2,277: 14 July for a semifinal in Dallas
● $2,138: 15 July for a semifinal in Atlanta
● $2,105: 18 June for Mexico vs. South Korea in Guadalajara
● $2,057: 11 June for Mexico vs. South Africa in Mexico City
● $1,919: 11 July for a quarterfinal in Miami Gardens
● $1,638: 24 June for Scotland vs, Brazil in Miami Gardens
● $1,634: 03 July for a Round of 32 match in Miami Gardens
● $1,432: 11 July for a quarterfinal in Kansas City
The teams which have the highest “average get-in” prices are Mexico at $1,704, Brazil at $1,326, Portugal ($1,322), Colombia ($1,267) and Scotland ($969). The U.S. is eighth at $896. The team drawing the lowest interest? Not too surprisingly, Iran at $267 on average.
In terms of host cities, the highest “average get-in” prices are for Mexico City ($1,242), then Miami ($1,210) and Guadalajara ($1,086). Los Angeles, the 2028 Olympic host, ranks 10th out of 16 at $514 with the bottom three as Monterrey ($386), Atlanta ($352) and San Francisco ($265).
While most of the tickets are being sold, the actual outcome for the 16 host communities will fully depend on the number of out-of-town and especially, international travelers, who book hotel rooms, eat and shop at local establishments and take local transportation. Those results won’t be known until the tournament is over.
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