Ticket sales for the landmark FIFA World Cup 2026™ Play-Off Tournament opened today at 11:00 EST via FIFA.com/tickets, with prices starting at MXN 200 (approx. USD 11.50). Taking place in Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico, with the semi-finals on March 26 and finals on March 31, the competition will determine two of the last six nations to qualify for the first 48-team FIFA World Cup™, which will kick off less than three months later across Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Guadalajara Stadium and Monterrey Stadium, both FIFA World Cup 2026 venues, will stage two matches each during the play-off tournament, with Guadalajara hosting Pathway 1, featuring Jamaica, New Caledonia, and Congo DR, while Pathway 2, involving Bolivia, Suriname, and Iraq, will be contested in Monterrey.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament will be played in single-leg knockout matches, ensuring high-stakes showdowns in Mexico as the six competing nations seek to secure one of the final places at the first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup.
The winners of Pathway 1 will feature in Group K at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and face Portugal on June 17 in Houston (Match 23), Colombia on June 23 in Guadalajara (Match 48), and Uzbekistan on June 27 in Atlanta (Match 72).
The team that prevails at the end of Pathway 2 will line up in Group I at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and take on Norway on June 16 in Boston (Match 18), France on June 22 in Philadelphia (Match 42), and Senegal on June 26 in Toronto (Match 62).
Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to availability. The offer for sale, all ticket purchases, and the use of tickets are subject to FIFA’s ticketing legal documents, which are made available prior to sales at FIFA.com/tickets.