FIFA Still Has 180K World Cup Tickets Unsold, Raising Empty Seats Concerns

Photo Credit: Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images With the 2026 World Cup at the doorstep, FIFA is facing an unexpected problem: ticket sales. The governing body still has roughly 180,000 unsold seats across host cities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The gap is raising fresh concerns about empty stadiums and the optics for soccer's biggest tournament. FIFA World Cup hit with empty seats concern amid unsold tickets FIFA's 2026 World Cup faces a cloud of empty-seat concerns as tens of thousands of tickets remain unsold just days ahead of the tournament opener. Thursday, . . .