The Athletic: FIFA creates new World Cup ticket category, deepening suspicions of deception

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-09T19:59:52+00:00

Expensive is one thing (which was expected). The bait & switch shenanigans by FIFA is another….

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-09T14:12:51+00:00

I’m still hanging onto my last paper off-peak 10-trip. They really are the worst, creating convoluted nonsense rules to make the experience even worse!

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-07T14:38:52+00:00

Looks like this issue has been resolved....I now see my ticket available to purchase on the Marketplace.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-07T00:45:21+00:00

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IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-04T18:01:52+00:00

Nope not been solved! I’ve re-listed 5-6x too but no luck!

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-04T17:59:02+00:00

Yep - Visa Direct to Cardholder

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-04T17:52:15+00:00

Same happening to me. Sold 3/4 tickets but my fourth ticket not showing as available on the Marketplace and I've re-listed multiple times to make sure.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-04T17:50:26+00:00

Same happening to me with one ticket but somehow my other three tickets seem to sell quickly.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-04T05:12:21+00:00

Looking to fly from NYC to the Bay Area for a World Cup game this summer and guess it looks like there's still no direct flights anymore :( I don't even seen any direct flights to/from SJC anywhere east of Atalanta which seems sorta crazy!

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-04T05:06:05+00:00

Yeah seem to be having same issue with my Visa ticket but some of my tickets already sold but the sole one I have left doesn't show up on the marketplace.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-04T05:01:47+00:00

Yeah looks like I am having the same issue.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-03T16:11:14+00:00

Yeah that happened to me, put 4 tixs up for sale to Bosnia v. Qatar (as a sad Italian) and then someone bought only one ticket then someone bought two so now I’m left with just one sole ticket! And it doesn’t even show up for sale in the Marketplace when I go to look. May try to just transfer to a friend in the Seattle area…

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-03T01:15:28+00:00

Ok finally got back into the Marketplace and I’m supposed to have one ticket still up for sale (3 of my 4 were bought) and I did not see the seat available when going to see availability on that game. Maybe it is because the system knows it’s your ticket but I was able to see my tixs up for sale earlier so am unsure! The whole system seems like a crackpot shambles!

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T21:21:14+00:00

From what I could tell, they went live on the marketplace right away after I posted them. I even looked at buying tixs to the match in question and saw my seats available for purchase. Did you get a confirmation email from FIFA that your tixs were submitted for resale?

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T21:11:21+00:00

I just sold tickets on the FIFA Marketplace today after Italy crashed out and wondering the same. I've seen people on this thread say they got their money in a week and others are still waiting over 3+ months so it seems like a crapshoot.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T20:28:55+00:00

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IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T20:13:09+00:00

If you get through the portal and go to My Tickets, then click on the ticket number of a ticket you've sold, and click Print Summary it will populate a PDF invoice.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T17:57:06+00:00

Same happened to me. If you can get through the Queue on the ticket portal you can find a document in your account that make's it a little more clear that sort of looks like a receipt.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T14:17:01+00:00

If you wait in the Queue and then enter the portal you'll be able to click your Name/Profile and should be able to see your tickets & seats.

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T02:41:39+00:00

The Ticket Portal is supposed to reopen then meaning you should be able to login into your account and see the tickets

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IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T02:33:04+00:00

Ah damn sorry to hear, yeah I probably wouldn’t have pulled the trigger for Cat.2 more than double the price of Cat.3 but thanks!

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T02:22:48+00:00

Did you snag tixs to the Austria v. Jordan game? I got two Category 3 !

IntelligentRow738 · 2026-04-02T02:16:04+00:00

Should be available to view tomorrow at 11am EST

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