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FIFA Begins Emailing 2026 World Cup Ticket Lottery Results

Email notices follow a lottery allocation triggered by demand far beyond available seats.

Overview

  • FIFA said applicants would start receiving email notifications on or after Feb. 5 for the Random Selection Draw, with the exact hour not specified.
  • Outcomes include successful, partially successful, or unsuccessful requests, and approved allocations are charged automatically to the registered payment method.
  • Those not selected will not be charged and will have future opportunities in later sales phases or via FIFA’s official resale marketplace at FIFA.com/tickets.
  • Tickets in this phase were assigned by random draw because requests for specific matches greatly exceeded stadium capacities across the CanadaU.S.–Mexico tournament.
  • Local coverage citing officials reports notifications began Feb. 5 and may continue through Feb. 10, and one report attributes more than 500 million ticket requests in this draw to FIFA President Gianni Infantino.