Khaberni - The organizing committee for the Football World Cup launched a less expensive ticket category, following continuous criticism concerning ticket prices for the 2026 edition, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
FIFA stated in a release that it has launched a "Fan Entry" category with tickets priced at 60 US dollars each, available for all 104 matches, including the final.
FIFA explained that this initiative "is designed to support the traveling fans and encourage them to follow their national teams throughout the tournament," indicating that the 60-dollar tickets will be specifically allocated to fans of the qualified teams, constituting 10 percent of each national association’s ticket allotment.
This decision comes after the Football Supporters' Association in Europe earlier expressed its displeasure with the "exorbitant prices" FIFA plans to impose for the World Cup 2026 tickets, noting that they were "stunned" by the "astronomical prices" charged to the most loyal fans, who purchase their tickets through their national associations as part of what is known as "participating associations' allocations."
The association demanded that FIFA "immediately suspend the sale of tickets for participating associations' allocations," and "initiate consultations" and "reconsider ticket prices" until a solution is reached that respects the World Cup traditions, its global nature, and cultural value.
According to information the association said it obtained after reviewing "the price schedules that FIFA gradually and confidentially published," following a team from the first match to the final "will cost the fan at least 6900 dollars (about 6000 euros)," nearly five times the cost of following the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The association also pointed out that organizers of the 2026 World Cup had promised in the bid submitted for hosting the event in 2018 that tickets would start at 21 dollars.
Upon announcing the 60-dollar tickets on Tuesday, FIFA emphasized the necessity for national associations to "allocate these tickets to their loyal fans who are closely connected with their national teams," noting that the announcement comes "amid the extraordinary global demand for tickets," with 20 million applications submitted so far.
