World Cup 2026 Tickets: Allocation & How to Get Yours

Germany will play its three group games in Houston, Toronto and at the MetLife Stadium near New York. The opening game against Curaçao will take place on June 14th at 12 noon local time (7 p.m. CEST) in Houston, the game against Ivory Coast will follow on June 20th in Toronto. Kick-off is at 4 p.m. local time (10 p.m. CEST). This happens at the end of the group phase DFB-Team on June 25th in Ecuador. Kick-off in East Rutherford is also at 4 p.m. local time (10 p.m. CEST).

Depending on the performance in the group phase, the German team’s further tournament path will differ: As group winners, the DFB team would return to the possible final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford via Foxborough near Boston, Philadelphia, Foxborough again and Arlington near Dallas. In the event of a second place finish at the end of the group stage, Arlington, East Rutherford, Miami Gardens and Atlanta would be possible for the German team – with potential kick-off times deep in the German night.

With the start of the next ticket allocation on Thursday at 5 p.m. CEST, fans will not be able to buy tickets directly. Registration for the lottery process is open until January 13th at fifa.com/tickets. If you don’t yet have a FIFA account, you must first register there. According to the World Football Association, the time of registration within the one-month window plays no role in the chances of getting a ticket. Selected applicants will later receive an email with a personal time slot in which World Cup tickets can be purchased. The ticket allocation is also the last official sales phase Fifa; only possible remaining quotas could go online again at a later date.

According to the German fan block, there are: DFB Eight percent of the stadium capacity is available per game. Members of official DFB fan clubs will receive a personal access code by the end of this week, without which they cannot apply for the corresponding quota. The code is only accepted once per FIFA account.

A maximum of four tickets per game and a total of a maximum of 40 tickets for the entire tournament may be purchased per household. Special rules apply for small children: children up to two years old and smaller than 86 centimeters do not need their own ticket and can be carried on their lap.

When you look at the World Cup ticket prices, it quickly becomes apparent that the cheapest category 4 advertised by FIFA, starting at 60 US dollars (around 51 euros), is hardly available. The spaces provided for this are very limited in the arenas. The more expensive categories 1 and 2 are available much more frequently. Prices on the resale market have now reached extreme heights – preliminary round tickets are already around 500 US dollars (around 430 euros), and the semi-finals and final are sometimes fetching six-figure amounts. In addition, FIFA charges buyers and sellers a 15 percent fee on the secondary market.

According to FIFA, almost two million tickets were sold in the first two sales phases. Fans from 212 countries have already secured tickets; The greatest demand came from the host nations, followed by the football nations England, Germany, Brazil and Spain.

German citizens still do not need a classic visa to travel to the venues. For the USA However, an Esta approval is required, and for Canada an eTA registration is required. The eTA costs seven Canadian dollars per person, while the Esta fee is 40 US dollars. No visa is required for tourist stays in Mexico as long as the stay does not exceed 180 days.