2026 FIFA World Cup tickets: How to watch games in person in the U.S. and across North America

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which begins in June 2026, is the biggest tournament ever. The field has expanded from 32 to 48 teams, with a total of 104 games scheduled across the U.S., Canada and Mexico over the course of the month-long tournament. And while it’s a huge commitment for fans from all over the globe to travel to North America to see the action, match ticket prices are outrageously expensive to boot. Since tickets were made available the cheapest group round tickets have hovered around $1,400. (Tickets for the quarterfinals start around $3,000 each and go up significantly from there.)

Now that the final draw has determined team groupings, there’s been an unsurprising surge in demand for tickets. While there are some less expensive seats out there, they’re only available to those lucky enough to have been selected in the official ticket lottery which over 20 million people (and counting) have reportedly entered. Access to the final random selection draw, as the lottery is called, will remain open through January 13, 2026. Adults who are 18 and over can register for the draw on the FIFA site, and the good news is that fans can apply for single-match tickets for specific games during the group stage. (You can see the complete schedule with match pairings below.) If you’re lucky enough to be chosen for the random selection draw, you’ll be notified by email (and, it’s important to note, you’ll be automatically charged for any requested tickets) some time in February. (You can also browse the resale market to search out deals — there are likely to be more available once the lottery tickets have been disbursed.)

If you’re interested in attending the 2026 World Cup, here’s everything you need to know about purchasing individual game tickets, signing up for the final lottery, pricing and more. Oh, and if you’re planning to attend, don’t forget to buy your parking pass in advance!

How to get tickets to the 2026 World Cup:

World Cup tickets are not cheap (a fact that fans are not thrilled about – though there was enough fan backlash that FIFA has reduced the price of a limited number of tickets). Currently, the average price for a group stage match is about $1,500-2,000 per ticket; you can browse available seats on the FIFA website. Additionally, 2026 World Cup hospitality packages are available. These guarantee fans seats to a set number of matches, a group of matches all at the same venue, or for a single team’s early games — if you’re hoping to watch one of the host nation’s games, this is the best way to guarantee yourself a seat.

These tickets cost significantly more than a regular single-game ticket, starting at $6,750, with some packages priced at $8,275 (prices and availability vary greatly depending on the team and venue). Fans interested in purchasing a multi-match package for multiple games at different venues or who would like to request VIP seating can sign up for a special registration list. (More information about ticket prices and tiers, accessibility and more can be found here.)

To enter the random selection draw, a random lottery that provides some fans with the opportunity to purchase cheaper tickets, fans with an existing FIFA ID should log in to the FIFA site and then enter the drawing, even if they have previously entered prior ticket draws. For those without an existing FIFA ID, an account must be created on FIFA.com/tickets to enter. Oh, and if you think you’ll be able to show up to a match and buy tickets in person, you might want to rethink that plan, there will be no over the counter ticket sales at any World Cup matches.

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When is the 2026 World Cup?

The 2026 World Cup begins June 11, 2026, and runs through July 19, 2026.

Where will 2026 World Cup games be held?

There are 15 host cities for the 2026 World Cup throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada. They are:

United States

Atlanta – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Boston – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
Dallas – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Kansas City – GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Los Angeles – Sofi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif.
Miami – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
New York/New Jersey – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
Philadelphia – Lincoln Financial Field
San Francisco – Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.

Mexico

Mexico City – Estadio Azteca, Coyoacan
Monterrey – Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon
Guadalajara – Estadio Akron

Canada

2026 FIFA World Cup Groups:

Group A:

Group B:

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

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Group J

Group K

FIFA Play-Off Tournament 1

Group L

How to get 2026 World Cup tickets:

Individual match tickets are available to purchase through the FIFA website. To purchase tickets that are part of a multi-game or hospitality package, you can sign up here to receive more information. In addition, the random selection draw is now open and fans will be able to submit applications for specific matches to try and grab a limited number of lower-priced tickets at select matches. This lottery is now open and will accept entries through January 13, 2026. All successful ticket applicants will be notified via email and will be automatically charged for their tickets in February.

When do 2026 World Cup tickets go on sale?

Tickets for the 2026 World Cup are now on sale. Groups were determined during the final draw on Friday, Dec. 5, and specific team matchups are listed on the schedule below.

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How much are 2026 World Cup tickets?

Currently, individual tickets for the 2026 World Cup run anywhere from $1,400 to $4,300 (if you’re searching for tickets for matches in Mexico or Canada, don’t be scared off by their higher price tags — they’re all in the same price range after adjusting for conversion rates). Tickets for the group stage, knockout rounds and the bronze final are currently available. It’s important to note that FIFA is employing a dynamic pricing strategy, so prices may fluctuate as we get closer to the tournament, depending on demand. For those lucky enough to enter and be selected in the random selection draw, prices are significantly less — they’re broken out into four categories based on seating, and range from $60 to $620, but these prices are not available to the general public; you have to be selected in the draw.

Hospitality packages, which guarantee entry to multiple matches, are also on sale now and start at $5,300. (Note that depending on the venue and package you select, some of these packages can cost up to $68,000 per person, and while that price includes food, drinks and premium seating, it doesn’t include travel expenses or accommodations.)

Tickets are also available through FIFA’s own resale marketplace and third-party resale sites like StubHub and Gametime already have single-game matches available, with some starting around $350 per seat and going up from there, depending on the game and venue.

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2026 World Cup Schedule

(All times Eastern)

The 2026 World Cup will begin on Thursday, June 11, 2026, and the final is scheduled for Sunday, July 19, 2026. You can take a look at the existing schedule below; updates can be found on the FIFA site.

Group Stage

June 11 – June 27, 2026

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Group A: Mexico vs. South Africa – Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (3 p.m. ET)
Group A: South Korea vs. UEFA playoff winner D (Czechia, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, North Macedonia) – Estadio Akron, Guadalajara (10 p.m. ET)

Friday, June 12, 2026

Group B: Canada vs. UEFA playoff winner A (Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Northern Ireland) – BMO Field, Toronto (3 p.m. ET)
Group D: USA vs. Paraguay – SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (9 p.m. ET)
Group D: Australia vs. UEFA playoff winner C (Slovakia, Kosovo, Türkiye, Romania) — BC Place, Vancouver (12 a.m. ET)

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Group B: Qatar vs. Switzerland — Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. (3 p.m. ET)
Group C: Brazil vs. Morocco — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (6 p.m. ET)
Group C: Haiti vs. Scotland — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (9 p.m. ET)

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Group E: Germany vs. Curaçao – NRG Stadium, Houston (1 p.m. ET)
Group F: Netherlands vs. Japan — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (4 p.m. ET)
Group E: Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (7 p.m. ET)
Group F: Tunisia vs. UEFA playoff winner B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania) — Estadio BBVA, Monterrey (10 p.m. ET)

Monday, June 15, 2026

Group H: Spain vs. Cape Verde – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (12 p.m. ET)
Group G: Belgium vs. Egypt — Lumen Field, Seattle (3 p.m. ET)
Group H: Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (6 p.m. ET)
Group G: Iran vs. New Zealand — SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (9 p.m. ET)
Group J: Austria vs. Jordan — Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. (12 a.m. ET)

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Group I: France vs. Senegal — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (3 p.m. ET)
Group I: Norway vs. FIFA playoff winner 2 (Bolivia, Suriname, Iraq) — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (6 p.m. ET)
Group J: Argentina vs. Algeria — Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City (9 p.m. ET)

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Group K: Portugal vs. FIFA playoff winner 1 (New Caledonia, Jamaica, DR Congo) — NRG Stadium, Houston (1 p.m. ET)
Group L: England vs. Croatia — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (4 p.m. ET)
Group L: Ghana vs. Panama — BMO Field, Toronto (7 p.m. ET)
Group K: Uzbekistan vs. Colombia — Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (10 p.m. ET)

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Group A: South Africa vs. UEFA playoff winner D (Czechia, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, North Macedonia) — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (12 p.m. ET)
Group B: Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff winner A (Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Northern Ireland) — SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (3 p.m. ET)
Group B: Canada vs. Qatar – BC Place, Vancouver (6 p.m. ET)
Group A: Mexico vs. South Korea – Estadio Akron, Guadalajara (9 p.m. ET)
Group D: Paraguay vs. UEFA playoff winner C (Slovakia, Kosovo, Türkiye, Romania) — Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. (June 19, 12 a.m. ET)

Friday, June 19, 2026

Group D: USA vs. Australia – Lumen Field, Seattle (3 p.m. ET)
Group C: Scotland vs. Morocco — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (3 p.m. ET)
Group C: Brazil vs. Haiti — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (9 p.m. ET)
Group F: Tunisia vs. Japan – Estadio BBVA, Monterrey (12 a.m. ET)

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Group F: Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff winner B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania) — NRG Stadium, Houston (1 p.m. ET)
Group E: Germany vs. Ivory Coast — BMO Field, Toronto (4 p.m. ET)
Group E: Ecuador vs. Curaçao – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City (8 p.m. ET)

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Group H: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (12 p.m ET)
Group G: Belgium vs. Iran — SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (3 p.m. ET)
Group H: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (6 p.m. ET)
Group G: New Zealand vs. Egypt — BC Place, Vancouver (9 p.m. ET)

Monday, June 22, 2026

Group J: Argentina vs. Austria — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (1 p. m. ET)
Group I: France vs. FIFA playoff winner 2 (Bolivia, Suriname, Iraq) — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (5 p.m. ET)
Group I: Norway vs. Senegal — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (8 p.m. ET)
Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria — Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. (11 p.m. ET)

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Group K: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan — NRG Stadium, Houston (1 p.m. ET)
Group L: England vs. Ghana — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (4 p.m. ET)
Group L: Panama vs. Croatia — BMO Field, Toronto (7 p.m. ET)
Group K: Colombia vs. FIFA playoff winner 1 (New Caledonia, Jamaica, DR Congo) — Estadio Akron, Guadalajara (10 p.m. ET)

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Group B: Canada vs. Switzerland — BC Place, Vancouver (3 p.m. ET)
Group B: Qatar vs. UEFA playoff winner A (Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Northern Ireland) — Lumen Field, Seattle (3 p.m. ET)
Group C: Scotland vs. Brazil — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (6 p.m. ET)
Group C: Morocco vs. Haiti — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (6 p.m. ET)
Group A: Mexico vs. UEFA playoff winner D (Czechia, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, North Macedonia) — Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (9 p.m. ET)
Group A: South Korea vs. South Africa — Estadio BBVA, Monterrey (9 p.m. ET)

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Group E: Ecuador vs. Germany — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (4 p.m. ET)
Group E: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (4 p.m. ET)
Group F: Tunisia vs. Netherlands — Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City (7 p.m. ET)
Group F: Japan vs. UEFA playoff winner B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania) — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (7 p.m. ET)
Group D: USA vs. UEFA playoff winner C (Slovakia, Kosovo, Türkiye, Romania) – SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (10 p.m. ET)
Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia — Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. (10 p.m. ET)

Friday, June 26, 2026

Group I: Norway vs. France — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (3 p.m. ET)
Group I: Senegal vs. FIFA playoff winner 2 (Bolivia, Suriname, Iraq) — BMO Field, Toronto (3 p.m. ET)
Group H: Uruguay vs. Spain — Estadio Akron, Guadalajara (8 p.m. ET)
Group H: Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia — NRG Stadium, Houston (8 p.m. ET)
Group G: New Zealand vs. Belgium — BC Place, Vancouver (11 p.m. ET)
Group G: Egypt vs. Iran — Lumen Field, Seattle (11 p.m. ET)

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Group L: Panama vs. England —MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (5 p.m. ET)
Group L: Croatia vs. Ghana — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (5 p.m. ET)
Group K: Colombia vs. Portugal — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (7:30 p.m. ET)
Group K: Uzbekistan vs. FIFA playoff winner 1 (New Caledonia, Jamaica, DR Congo) — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (7:30 p.m. ET)
Group J: Jordan vs. Argentina — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (10 p.m. ET)
Group J: Algeria vs. Austria — Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City (10 p.m. ET)

Knockout stage matches

Round of 32: June 28 – July 3, 2026

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Group A Second-Place vs. Group B Second-Place — SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (3 p.m. ET)

Monday, June 29, 2026

Group C Winner vs. Group F Second Place — NRG Stadium, Houston (1 p.m. ET)
Group E Winner vs. Group A/B/C/D/F Third Place — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (4:30 p.m. ET)
Group F Winner vs Group C Second Place — Estadio BBVA, Monterrey (9:00 p.m. ET)

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Group E Second Place vs. Group I Second Place — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (1 p.m. ET)
Group I Winner vs Group C/D/F/G/H Third Place — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (5 p.m. ET)
Group A Winner vs Group C/E/F/H/I Third Place — Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (9 p.m. ET)

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Group L Winner vs. Group E/H/I/J/K Third Place — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (12 p.m. ET)
Group G Winner vs. Group A/E/H/I/J Third Place — Lumen Field, Seattle (4 p.m. ET)
Group D Winner vs. Group B/E/F/I/J Third Place — Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. (8 p.m. ET)

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Group H Winner vs. Group J Second Place — SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (3 p.m. ET)
Group K Second Place vs. Group L Second Place — BMO Field, Toronto (7 p.m. ET)
Group B Winner vs. Group D/E/I/J/L Third Place — BC Place, Vancouver (11 p.m. ET)

Friday, July 3, 2026

Group D Second Place vs. Group G Second Place — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (2 p.m. ET)
Group J Winner vs. Group H Second Place — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (6 p.m. ET)
Group K Winner vs. D/E/I/J/L Third Place – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City (9:30 p.m. ET)

Round of 16: July 4 – July 7, 2026

Saturday, July 4, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – NRG Stadium, Houston (1 p.m. ET)
TBD vs. TBD – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (5 p.m. ET)

Sunday, July 5, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (4 p.m. ET)
TBD vs. TBD Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (8 p.m. ET)

Monday, July 6, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (3 p.m. ET)
TBD vs. TBD – Lumen Field, Seattle (8 p.m. ET)

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (12 p.m. ET)
TBD vs. TBD – BC Place, Vancouver (4 p.m. ET)

Quarterfinals: July 9 – July 11, 2026

Thursday, July 9, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (4 p.m. ET)

Friday, July 10, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (3 p.m. ET)

Saturday, July 11, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (5 p.m. ET)
TBD vs. TBD – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City (9 p.m. ET)

Semifinals: July 14 – 15, 2026

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (3 p.m. ET)

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

TBD vs. TBD – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (3 p.m. ET)

Bronze Final (3rd Place Match): Saturday, July 18, 2026

TBD vs. TBD — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (5 p.m. ET)

Final: Sunday, July 19, 2026

TBD vs. TBD — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (3 p.m. ET)