The final countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is well underway and to celebrate just 50 days before the tournament gets underway in Mexico City, the governing body have announced that another inventory of match tickets will be made available.

Much has been documented about pricing for the tournament with FIFA coming under fire for excessive pricing campaigns coupled with the legal secondary ticket market in the United States which have led to eye-watering prices for many of the high profile matches.

FIFA have confirmed that a new batch of tickets will be made available on a ‘first-come-first-served’ basis with the window opening at 11:00 ET on Wednesday (April 22) but at present no further details have been released relating to what category tickets will be available.

June 11 countdown underway

The action gets underway between Mexico and South Africa at the Estadio Azteca on June 11 as the co-hosted tournament between Canada, Mexico and the United States with 48 participants all vying for a place in the July 19 final at the NY/NJ Stadium in East Rutherford.

Confirmed 2026 World Cup groups

• Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czechia
• Group B: Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Switzerland, Qatar
• Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
• Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye
• Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
• Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Sweden
• Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
• Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia
• Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
• Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
• Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo
• Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana

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