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SAFA provides clarity on how South Africans can purchase 2026 World Cup tickets as FIFA drops prices – South African Football Association

19 December 2025 – World football governing body FIFA has added another layer of supporter tickets for participating nations’ fans. The pricing for these tickets will start at $60.00 in this supporter sales phase and it will close on 13 January 2026 where all requested tickets will be allocated via a lottery system as it

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19 December 2025 – World football governing body FIFA has added another layer of supporter tickets for participating nations’ fans.

The pricing for these tickets will start at $60.00 in this supporter sales phase and it will close on 13 January 2026 where all requested tickets will be allocated via a lottery system as it was the case in previous tournaments. This phase allows participating team fans to purchase tickets to a dedicate area and sit together. This means Bafana Bafana fans can bring the noise to the Mexicans just they did in 2010 in South Africa.

For South Africans looking to be part of the biggest sporting event in the world, they need to have a FIFA ID that is made available by the world football governing.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has the Access Codes and will share those who have a FIFA ID and a valid South African passport. They will then be able to order their tickets on the FIFA website using their FIFA ID. Each SAFA FAN CODE allows South African fans to buy up to 4 tickets per match in the group stages. The possible matches in the knockout phase are also available for fans to purchase should Bafana Bafana progress all the way to the finals. And should Bafana Bafana get knocked out, the South African allocated tickets will be refunded by FIFA.

After 13 January 2026, fans will be notified of their ticket allocation via the lottery, and they will need to make the payments before 2 February 2026. The Bafana Bafana players, coach Hugo Broos and the staff are all looking forward to seeing South African fans in the stands during the tournament – whether they travel from South Africa or from other parts of the world – and create a vibe in Mexico City, Atlanta and Monterrey in the tournament group stages.

Fans can also visit www.SAFA.net and see all the information on the FanZone page.

Some important points:

HOW DO FANS PURCHASE TICKETS?

1.           Register with FIFA for your FIFA ID (FIFA.com is the ONLY authorised platform) – fifa-fwc26-us.tickets.fifa.com↗

2.           REGISTER & REQUEST YOUR RSA FAN CODE FROM SAFA FAN CLUB (A valid SA passport is required) – https://mailchi.mp/safa.net/safa-fanclub

3.           USE YOUR SAFA CODE ON YOUR FIFA ID ACCOUNT TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS BEFORE 13 JANUARY 2026 WITHIN THE SAFA SUPPORTER PHASE

4.           WAIT FOR NOTIFICATION OF ALLOCATED TICKETS VIA YOUR FIFA ID ACCOUNT

5.           PAY FOR TICKETS BEFORE 02 FEBRUARY 2026

FAN CLUB hotline email address for enquiries is: [email protected]

South African Football: The team’s home ground is FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

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