Finished the South American qualifiersit was announced that Argentina y Colombia They are among countries with More requests for the preferential visa raffle for the 2026 World Cup.
While only 24 hours after the opening of the registration period has elapsed, the FIFA received 1.5 million requests for 210 nations fans.
The governing entity of the world football reported that the greatest demand corresponds to fans of the hosts of the World Cup, Canada, United States and Mexicofollowed by those of Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, England, Spain, Portugal and France.
“This large number of inscriptions received is proof of the enormous enthusiasm that the World Cup raises worldwide and to what extent is this tournament to mark a before and after in the history of football,” said Heimo Schirgi, director of Operations of the Planetary Quote.
The Albiceleste led the Conmebol qualifiers with 38 points, while the coffee cast ended in third place with 28 units. The other classified of the continent are Ecuador (29), Uruguay (28), Brazil (28) and Paraguay (28), while Bolivia will dispute the intercontinental repechage.
What is Visa’s preferred draw?
The preferential Visa draw constitutes the first phase of the sale of tickets for the tournament and gives fans a first opportunity to secure their place in the most expected FIFA World Cup edition of all time. The time they are registered for the preferential visa raffle does not affect the chances of being selected. Those who have not registered may still do so at any time before 11:00 am (Eastern time) / 17:00 (Pacific time) of September 19.
After a random selection process, as of September 29, fans will receive an email notification once the results are available, and will be assigned a date and time slot to acquire tickets (according to availability). The time assignment period will begin on October 1.
The sale will begin with tickets for the group stage available from 60 USD. Fans will be able to acquire individual tickets for the 104 games, as well as stadium and equipment ticket tickets.
The following sales phases will begin on October 1. In FIFA.com/Tickets more information about the sales calendar and the types of tickets can be obtained.
Fans can already buy hospitality packages that include tickets at FIFA.com/HOSPITALITY. As always, FIFA recommends getting tickets through FIFA.com/tics, the official and recommended source for the FIFA World Cup ™. Hospitality packages and tickets from unofficial sales channels may not be valid.
The preferential visa raffle is subject to the official regulation of the preferential visa raffle, available at FIFA.com/tics. Participants must be over 18 years old and no payment is required to register or to be the winner.
