Overview
- FIFA says the last public sale opens April 1 (Argentina time) with first-come, real-time seat assignment that will stay live through the tournament.
- The official resale marketplace returns April 2 to let fans offload tickets in a secure channel that blocks unauthorized sales.
- FIFA reports more than 500 million requests and over one million tickets already allocated, and it projects attendance will top the 1994 record of 3.5 million.
- Following Friday’s 2–1 win over Mauritania at La Bombonera, Enzo Fernández said the pitch was in poor shape and that Argentina struggled to show its football.
- AFA confirmed Friday that forward Joaquín Panichelli tore his ACL and will miss the World Cup, while boos for AFA president Claudio Tapia in the stadium underscored anger over late ticket releases and access.