Access, price and the right to keep the ticket

The 2026 pricing record

FIFA initially advertised group-stage tickets from USD 60 and much higher final prices. After supporter criticism, it introduced a USD 60 Supporter Entry Tier for qualified-team allocations across all 104 matches.

The additional tier was a substantive response. Questions remain about allocation volume, dynamic pricing, accessibility charges and whether ordinary supporters can understand the full price structure before committing to travel.

Digital by default, physical by choice

Digital admission can remain the standard where it is accessible, reliable and usable. A supporter who can use it may voluntarily choose a genuine official physical admission ticket as a collectible, with a reasonable optional production and delivery fee where appropriate.

That collector’s choice is separate from access. Where a supporter needs a physical or other non-digital ticket because the digital option is inaccessible or cannot reasonably be used, the alternative should be provided at no additional cost and without reducing the supporter’s practical chance of obtaining a ticket.

A genuine physical choice means a ticket containing match, date, venue and seating information and issued before the match — not merely a souvenir print produced after the event.

A supporter-centred standard

Ticket policy should publish price bands, allocation rules, accessibility terms, resale rules and data requirements in a stable, comparable form. Telephone and human support should remain available, and personal-assistant, companion and accessible-seating arrangements should work across ticket formats.

Accessibility should be designed into the process from the beginning. Supporters using a non-digital route should not be placed behind online-only sales, required to provide unnecessary medical evidence merely because they cannot use a digital ticket or routinely sent to the stadium solely to collect an accessible alternative.

Fans are more than customers. A match ticket can be part of football culture, personal memory and the historical record of the game. These recommendations are InFIFAntiNo's proposal, not current FIFA policy or a universal statement of law.