Manageable quota
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Long-term fans of the German national team should be rewarded for their loyalty at the 2026 World Cup. The German Football Association (DFB) wants to distribute inexpensive tickets for games by national coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team to the most loyal supporters from a special contingent for participating teams. Tickets are sold for 60 US dollars (51 euros) per game from the preliminary round to a possible final.
The world association FIFA had previously announced the new ticket price category, responding to global protests against the high prices for tickets. The so-called base rank for fans applies to all World Cup participants and all 104 World Cup games. The quota is available to the respective national associations, which can then decide on the award modalities themselves.
However, there is a manageable number of tickets: Germany, like all other teams, has eight percent of the tickets available per game for the fan block. There are 4,307 tickets against Curaçao, 2,452 against Ivory Coast and 4,826 against Ecuador. According to FIFA, ten percent of these tickets, i.e. around several hundred per preliminary round game, will then be in the new basic rank.
The international fan association Football Supporters Europe welcomed the move, but continued to criticize it. The number of cheap tickets is too small, the gaps between the categories are too large and fans with disabilities are ignored. The world association should enter into a serious dialogue that respects the fans’ contribution.
DFB regretted the horrendous ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup
The DFB recently regretted the sometimes horrendous ticket prices. The cheapest tickets in the national team’s fan block for the three group games next summer were previously available for the first group game against Curaçao on June 14th in Houston from 155 euros. For a ticket against Ivory Coast on June 20th in Toronto you had to shell out at least 190 euros. Supporters of the DFB selection could watch the last group game on June 25th against Ecuador in East Rutherford live in the stadium for 230 euros in the best case scenario.
The maximum prices for the preliminary round games are 430 euros (first game), 515 euros (second game) and 600 euros (third game). The World Cup will take place from June 11th to July 19th in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
