So I saw this fifa world cup 2026 tickets interest registration floating around soccer forums last Tuesday morning. Coffee in hand, I thought “crap – better figure this out before I miss it”. Jumped straight onto the official ticketing portal.
The info hunt begins
Scrolled past all the shiny player pics and tournament hype – straight to the “tickets” section. Had to dig through three submenus! Finally found the registration page buried under “2026 News”. Damn countdown timer flashing red: 72 hours left at that point.
Panicked when it asked for:
- FIFA account (made one back in 2018)
- Passport details
- Home address verification
- Match preferences ranked 1-10
Spent like two hours debating with myself whether to prioritize USA vs Germany or Argentina vs Brazil. My kid kept yelling “pick Canada games dad!” from the sofa.
Technical headaches
Website crashed three times during payment setup. Had to retype all my card info each damn time. Then the stupid captcha failed four tries in a row – think it couldn’t read blurry taxi images.
Finally hit submit… only to get an error about passport expiration dates. Mine expires March 2026 – tournament starts June! Had to dig through FAQ to learn they require 6 months validity post-tournament. Thankfully mine squeaked by.
Final confirmation chaos
Received confirmation email three hours later. Checked spam folder twice. Almost missed the tiny print: deadline was midnight Zurich time. Would’ve been 6pm my timezone!
Saw forum guys in Australia got totally screwed by the timezone thing last week. Moral? Triple check these dates:
- Interest registration closes 2025 February 12th
- Random draw happens May 2025
- Payment windows open June-August 2025
Saved my confirmation code in three places: phone notes, cloud drive, and old-school handwritten on fridge. Obsessive? Maybe. But man, ticket chaos stories from Qatar still give me nightmares.