The fourth and final phase of ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup began Wednesday morning and will remain open through the end of the competition this summer at sites in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
The Last-Minute Sales Phase offers tickets to the expanded 48-team tournament on a first-come, first-serve basis, starting at 8 a.m. California time Wednesday. Fans can see ticket availability for matches and categories, select seats and make their purchase.
Big matchups are likely to sell out quickly, so it’s possible tickets may not be available for all matches.
Fans were encouraged to check back regularly because tickets that are temporarily unavailable might become available again, FIFA said. Tickets will continue to be released on a rolling basis through the end of the tournament, including some match-day tickets, FIFA said.
Previous sales phases included the Visa Presale Draw in September, the Early Ticket Draw in October and the Random Selection Draw. During the Random Draw Phase, there were more than 500 million ticket requests and more than 1 million tickets sold by the time that window closed in late February, according to FIFA.
FIFA also will reopen the official Resale/Exchange Marketplace for eligible ticket holders on Thursday. Fans who can no longer attend matchers can sell their tickets to other fans.
FIFA uses a dynamic price structure for the 2026 tournament, so ticket prices change. Prices were initially expected to start at about $60 for some group stage matches with tickets for the final topping $6,700.
During the 1994 tournament in the United States, prices ranged from $25 to $475.
About the 2026 World Cup
The World Cup begins on June 11, 2026 with Mexico playing the opener in Mexico City and co-hosts USA and Canada hosting their openers in Los Angeles and Toronto a day later.
The group stage lasts until June 27, then the top two teams in each group along with the eight best third-place finishers will advance to the Round of 32 beginning on June 28.
The remaining winning teams will then play in the Round of 16 starting on July 4. The quarterfinals will be held on July 9, and the semifinals will be July 14 and July 15, leading up to the championship match at MetLife Stadium on July 19.
Venues and kick-off times for all 104 matches in the 48-team field were announced in December before the revealing of which teams will be in the tournament’s unprecedented 12 groups of four.
A final match schedule for June and July will be released in March after the remaining six World Cup slots are filled by qualifiers from the FIFA and European playoffs.
SoFi Stadium in Inglewood is one of the venues that will host the international soccer tournament. The sparkling spaceship-like structure opened in 2020 on the site of the Hollywood Park Racetrack. The stadium has a seating capacity of about 70,000, an artificial surface and a fixed roof.
There are five group stage matches at the stadium in Inglewood.
June 12: USA v. Paraguay
June 15: Iran v. New Zealand
June 18: Switzerland v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 21: Belgium v. Iran
June 25: USA v. Turkey
June 28: Round of 32 match
July 2: Round of 32 match
July 10: Quarterfinal
Other U.S. host cities are Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the Bay Area.
Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey are Mexico’s host cities. Toronto and Vancouver will host matches in Canada.
