Okay so here’s what I went through trying to find out when the heck I can actually put my name down for 2026 World Cup tickets. Man, it’s years away but gotta get in early, right? Wanted to share my little hunt.
The First Step: Realizing I Needed to Know Dates
So last Tuesday, I was scrolling my feeds and saw someone mention the 2026 Cup. Just dawned on me – tickets gotta open someday, probably sooner than I think. Started getting antsy. I remembered how mad I got last time missing out on sign-ups for stuff because I was late. Nope, not this time! Figured FIFA must have some official way to “register interest,” like putting your hand up early saying “Yeah, pick me!” before the actual ticket sale madness starts.
First dumb move? I just typed ‘2026 World Cup tickets buy’ into Google. Obviously, that didn’t work. Kept getting random travel sites offering packages or news about host cities. Useless. Knew I had to get straight to the source – FIFA.
Hitting Up FIFA’s Site Properly
Opened up FIFA’s main website directly. Searched for ages in their menus. Found a big section labelled ‘Tickets’ or something similar, clicked hopefully… and landed on pages talking about 2022 Qatar stuff or Club World Cups. Total dead end for 2026. Was pretty pissed off.
Changed tactic. Used the site search bar. Typed in ‘2026 register interest tickets’. This time, something useful popped up! Found a couple of press releases or official notices FIFA put out recently. Eureka!
Scanned them like a hawk. Key phrases jumped out:
- “Register Your Interest” – Yes! That was the exact wording!
- “Later in 2024” – Okay, so sometime later this year, got it. Vague, but progress.
- “Exact launch date communicated closer to the time” – Classic. They haven’t set a fixed day yet. Figures.
Frustrating, but better than nothing. Important detail buried near the bottom: they stressed this is NOT the actual ticket sale. It’s literally just a sign-up list to get emails from FIFA later with the real ticket info and sale dates. Crucial difference!
My Plan Now That I Know the Score
So, based on that FIFA info, here’s what I figured I need to do:
- Stay Glued to FIFA’s Tickets Page: Bookmarked that specific page I found with the 2026 info. Checked the URL is actually a FIFA one, not some dodgy link. Gonna peek back every few weeks.
- Keep Eyes Peeled for FIFA Emails: Dug around and signed up for their general marketing emails again (might have unsubscribed ages ago… oops). Need those alerts.
- End of 2024 is My Trigger: Realized I need to ramp up the checking anytime I hear “later 2024” mentioned. Sometime after summer is my guess, but who knows?
- Ready to Click Fast: When that ‘Register Interest’ button finally goes live? I’m jumping on it within minutes! Putting my name, email, country, everything they want on that form. Can’t afford to snooze.
The Big Reality Check: Found the info, eventually. Feels good knowing it’s later this year. But man, it’s annoying they don’t have an actual date locked in yet. Feels a bit like waiting for a bus that has no timetable. You just gotta hang around the stop hoping.
Huge relief knowing I don’t need to panic daily… yet. Now it’s just a waiting game, checking FIFA’s site every so often until that magical ‘Register Interest’ button appears. Seriously, when it does, don’t mess about!