FIFA says it received more than 1.5 million applications from 210 countries in the first 24 hours of its 2026 World Cup ticket pre-sale draw.

As might be expected, the highest number of applications came from the three tournament co-hosts — the U.S., Mexico and Canada — followed by Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, England, Spain, Portugal and Germany.

FIFA did not provide a specific breakdown.

“The large number of entries submitted is a testament to the huge amount of excitement sparked across the globe by the FIFA World Cup 26 and the extent to which it’s set to become a watershed in football history,” FIFA World Cup COO Heimo Schirgi said in a statement.

The pre-sale, which runs until Sept. 19, is a lottery open to Visa cardholder — Visa is a FIFA partner — and the first of several ticke

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