How South Africans can buy FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets

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 (R1 000) 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.

Bring the noise

This means Bafana Bafana fans can bring the noise to the Mexicans in the opening match of next year’s tournament – 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.

Refunded

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.