A fan group says "alarm bells should be ringing at Fifa" over the fact England supporters have not taken up their full ticket allocation for next summer's World Cup final and semi-final. "Alarm bells should be ringing whenever participating member allocations, meant for the most loyal fans, are not sold out for any game at a World Cup." Fifa has been criticised for group stage tickets for next year's World Cup costing up to three times those for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. "We have six to seven million tickets on sale and in 15 days we received 150 million ticket requests," Infantino said. It shows how powerful the World Cup is."

Source: BBC December 30, 2025 16:06 UTC