Overview
- FIFA said more than 500 million ticket requests were filed for 2026, with applicants to be notified of ballot outcomes no earlier than February 5.
- The most sought-after games include Colombia vs. Portugal in Miami, Mexico vs. South Korea in Guadalajara, and the July 19 final in East Rutherford.
- Brazil’s federation confirmed its World Cup base at Columbia Park in Morristown, New Jersey, with lodging at The Ridge in Basking Ridge after FIFA approval.
- Argentina’s Gendarmería intercepted a San Lorenzo supporters’ bus near Gualeguaychú, seizing cocaine, marijuana and a Bersa 9 mm pistol under the Tribuna Segura program, with attendance bans for those implicated.
- The AFA’s customary pre-season amnesty for suspensions remains undecided before next week’s Tribunal meeting, as club form and tensions surface with América’s 2-0 loss to Atlético San Luis and Alianza Lima’s Uruguay tour defeats despite Luis Advíncula’s debut, while the LAAC opens in Lima with 108 amateurs vying for major berths.