"If you've tried to get seats for a Taylor Swift concert or a Stanley Cup final lately, you know the drill: waiting rooms, lotteries, resale chaos, and heartbreak. Expect the World Cup to be at least that intense. Demand will spike for certain matches (think MetLife in New York or SoFi in Los Angeles) while smaller markets like Kansas City or Guadalajara might offer slightly better odds. Still, this is the World Cup: every ticket will be gold dust."
"The official and safest place to buy tickets is FIFA.com/tickets. FIFA's ticket sales are rolling out in phases, and the most recent Early Ticket Draw entry period was open through October 31 at 11 a.m. ET. Fans who entered before the deadline are now waiting to see if they've been selected for purchasing time slots. More than one million tickets have already been sold following the Visa Presale Draw, and another million were made available for this Early Ticket Draw phase."
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature 48 teams, 16 host cities across North America, and 104 matches over nearly 40 days. Major venues such as MetLife and SoFi are expected to generate extreme demand, while smaller markets may offer marginally better odds for buyers. Official ticketing runs through FIFA.com/tickets with phased sales including Visa Presale and Early Ticket Draw rounds. Fans must register or log in with a FIFA ID to enter draws and await allocation windows. Over two million tickets have been distributed in initial presales. High-demand matches will face waiting rooms, lotteries, and secondary-market challenges.
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