FIFA, the global governing body of football, has offered striking proof of the massive excitement surrounding the upcoming World Cup. In just 15 days, nearly 150 million applications have been submitted by fans hoping to secure match tickets, President Gianni Infantino confirmed.

Speaking at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, Infantino revealed that although FIFA plans to release only 6–7 million tickets, the response has far exceeded expectations, with an average of 10 million applications per day during the initial sales window.

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’†π’”π’• π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’†π’†π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’” π’”π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’π’š π’†π’™π’•π’“π’‚π’π’“π’…π’Šπ’π’‚π’“π’š,” π‘°π’π’‡π’‚π’π’•π’Šπ’π’ π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’π’† π’‚π’…π’…π’“π’†π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’ˆπ’π’π’ƒπ’‚π’ 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔.

Infantino Highlights Historic Ticket Demand FIFA

Infantino compared the current surge in demand with the tournament’s long history, noting that FIFA has sold around 44 million tickets across nearly a century of World Cups.

β€œπ‘°π’ 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’•π’˜π’ π’˜π’†π’†π’Œπ’”, π’˜π’†β€™π’—π’† π’“π’†π’„π’†π’Šπ’—π’†π’… 𝒔𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š π’‚π’‘π’‘π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕, π’•π’‰π’†π’π’“π’†π’•π’Šπ’„π’‚π’π’π’š, π’˜π’† 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 π’π’“π’ˆπ’‚π’π’Šπ’›π’† 𝒂 300-π’šπ’†π’‚π’“ 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑,” 𝒉𝒆 π’“π’†π’Žπ’‚π’“π’Œπ’†π’….

Despite facing criticism over ticket pricing, Infantino defended FIFA’s approach, stating that a special $60 ticket category was introduced to support fans from countries with particularly high demand.

The president also disclosed that the United States recorded the highest number of ticket requests, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom.

Emphasizing FIFA’s broader mission, Infantino explained that World Cup revenue is reinvested into global football development.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’Šπ’•π’‰π’π’–π’• 𝑭𝑰𝑭𝑨, 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’˜π’π’–π’π’… 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’†π’™π’Šπ’”π’• π’Šπ’ π’π’†π’‚π’“π’π’š 150 π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’Šπ’†π’”. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’π’†π’š π’ˆπ’†π’π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’†π’… π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑 π’ˆπ’π’†π’” π’”π’•π’“π’‚π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ π’Šπ’π’•π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’‚π’Žπ’† π’˜π’π’“π’π’…π’˜π’Šπ’…π’†,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.

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