World Cup 2026
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If there are 104 games and the average capacity of each stadium is 50,000 that means ticket sales for bums on seats is currently at about 19% of capacity....I'm starting to think that the stadiums will be less than half full come kick off.
Up to now, you've been able to buy tickets without knowing which game you'll actually be watching.
From today you can try and get tickets for specific games, knowing exactly who's playing, where and when.
Over two million tickets now sold ahead of the new ballot opening.
I refer to my post #125.....Estimate 5,200,000 available seats, of which about 38% have been sold, (based on 2m sold)...My Maths ain't great, but I guess the other 62% might be difficult to achieve if the pricing is not brought down to a sensible level, once the corporate lot have filled their boots. I think they'll do very well to have stadiums 75% full, but things might change for the better or the worst. And no I've not got anything better to do, than wonder about World Cup ticket sales.
That's 2m tickets sold before anyone could apply to actually watch a specific game, from today they're opening the ballot for people to buy specific tickets for games they want to go to, they'll be gone in minutes. There might be the odd unattractive fixture that's got low demand, but most games are going to sell out no problem.
My cynical side says the tickets that have already gone (2 million?) will be the freebies to football associations, sponsors and mates.
You might well be right OLM. I'm not been patronising. You always comes across to me as a clued-up guy who knows his onions, but I've heard stories before of so-called 'sold out' football tournaments played in front of half empty stadiums. The bigger football nations eg Brazil, Argentina, Spain, France, England etc..etc.. will probably sell out. But I bet a lot of the games will be played in front of nearly empty stadiums. Particularly those games played by Iran, Cape Verde and the other minnows.
The individual ticket allocation by country are small and the prices are terrible...
The Croatian federation says there are 2,010 Category 3 or value tier tickets available at 265 US dollars each (£198) for the England match in Dallas on June 17, with the expectation that England fans will pay the same.
The standard tier tickets will cost 500 dollars (£373) each according to the Croatian federation website, while the premier tickets are 700 dollars (£523) each. Altogether the Croatian PMA allocation is 4,022 tickets.
The Croatian federation says there are 2,010 Category 3 or value tier tickets available at 265 US dollars each (£198) for the England match in Dallas on June 17, with the expectation that England fans will pay the same.
The standard tier tickets will cost 500 dollars (£373) each according to the Croatian federation website, while the premier tickets are 700 dollars (£523) each. Altogether the Croatian PMA allocation is 4,022 tickets.
World Cup ticket prices: Fifa's prices a 'monumental betrayal' says Football Supporters Europe
Fans' group Football Supporters Europe says it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy for World Cup tickets.
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World Cup ticket prices: Fifa's prices a 'monumental betrayal' says Football Supporters Europe
Fans' group Football Supporters Europe says it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy for World Cup tickets.You must log in or register to see images
Just to ensure that, even if I lose my ****ing mind over the next few months and consider paying extortionate flight, hotel and ticket prices, I won't be able to gain entry to Nu Facist 'Merica, may I just place on social media record that I think the Mango Mussolini is an unhinged, dangerous lunatic who needs to be locked up for a whole gamut of crimes.
I feel I've potentially just saved myself a small fortune (although I may have just ****ed up Mrs Shackleton's bucket list Niagara Falls' entry).
Edit: Canada side - trip's still on.
Exactly, that's the point I'm making. Last couple of Euros and World Cups were touted as 'sold out'...but weren't.
Yes, the
2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was considered a sell-out, with an average stadium occupancy of 96.3% and a total of over 3.4 million spectators across all matches. Nearly 3 million tickets had been sold by mid-October 2022.
Yes,
all general-public tickets for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament, including the final, are sold out through official channels. The tournament was fully attended, setting a new attendance record with approximately 2.67 million fans across the 51 matches.
I’d stop if I was you
although I may have just ****ed up Mrs Shackleton's bucket list Niagara Falls' entry...
Ooh err matron...
If you were wanting to go to Niagara Falls then you’d be better going to the Canadian side anyway.
The Yank side is **** (to be fair the immediate area around the Canada side isn’t great either really…the falls themselves are amazing though)
We stayed on the Canadian side, in the Niagara Hilton in a high room with an amazing view over both falls on a night (at least one was lit up)
Toronto is nice while you’re over there.
There you go. I’ve saved Mrs Shackleton’s bucket…
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I went on the Fifa site at 4 to go in ballot for tickets....it was an absolute joke...wanted tickets in various cities,but could only apply for qatar v swiss in san Francisco!!!!...