2018 FIFA World Cup Tickets: facts and figures after the Group Stage!

Since ticket sales started back in September 2017, interest in the 2018 FIFA World Cup hosted in Russia has been overwhelming. Now, as the Group Stage is over and all football fans are eagerly looking forward to the play-offs, we are excited to share some impressive ticketing figures after the first two weeks.

• 2,608,527 – tickets allocated to fans all around the world since September 2017.
• 2,178,894 – total number of spectators visiting FIFA World Cup matches across all 12 stadia during the Group Stage.
• 45,394 – average match attendance during the Group Stage.
• 98% – average stadium occupancy during the Group Stage.
• 87,609 – total number of tickets resold to date via the official resale platform accessible at FIFA.com/tickets.
• 1,117,921 – tickets allocated directly via FIFA.com/tickets and at FIFA Venue Ticketing Centres to fans from the Host Country.

Top-10 list of international countries in terms of tickets allocation via FIFA.com/tickets and FIFA Venue Ticketing Centres:

• USA (97,439)
• Brazil (74,803)
• Germany (71,687)
• Colombia (68,667)
• Mexico (65,023)
• Argentina (61,153)
• Peru (46,212)
• China (42,968)
• Australia (37,130)
• England (34,235)

* Figures are subject to change as sales are ongoing until 15 July