FIFA announced when soccer fans will get their first chance to buy tickets to the 2026 World Cup after the tournament draw is determined next month.

ATLANTA — Nearly two million tickets have been sold for the FIFA World Cup 2026 as the third phase of ticket sales is set to begin on Dec. 11. The upcoming Random Selection Draw phase will allow fans to apply for single-match tickets based on specific match-ups and teams for group-stage games, following the Final Draw on Dec. 5.

FIFA on Wednesday announced that the third phase of 2026 World Cup tickets sales will begin on Dec. 11, making this round -- beginning six days after the draw -- the first chance for buyers to bid on single-match tickets based on exact matchup.

U.S. men’s national team icons Tim Howard and Landon Donovan listed Sebastian Berhalter and Brenden Aaronson as players at risk of missing out at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Poor old FIFA. The football governing body's official print campaign for next year's 2026 world cup got off to a shaky start this month, after it was forced to delete the very first poster from social media. Why? They only went and forgot to include arguably the most famous player in the world.

England will enter next week's 2026 World Cup draw with a rare strategic advantage -- and the respite of knowing meetings with Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal may have to wait.

With only seven months until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Neymar has suffered a meniscus injury in his left knee and is expected to miss the rest of the season for Santos.

Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick has claimed the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was due to the revised qualification format introduced by FIFA.