Overview
- Weeks before kickoff, reports say FIFA added a pricier 'Front Category 1' with some group seats at $4,105 and with no public statement from FIFA.
- Ticket prices now change with demand under a dynamic model, and the fan group Football Supporters Europe is urging political scrutiny of the practice.
- The expanded tournament features 48 teams in 12 groups, with the top two and the eight best third-placed sides moving into a new round of 32.
- Germany, drawn with Ecuador, Ivory Coast and debutant Curaçao in Group E, plays on 14, 20 and 25 June in Houston, Toronto and New Jersey.
- In Germany, MagentaTV streams all 104 matches with 44 exclusives, while ARD and ZDF air 60 games including every Germany match and provide highlights of all fixtures.