India, June 5 -- FIFA has cancelled World Cup 2026 tickets that were mistakenly issued to around 60 fans after a technical error on its ticketing platform allowed them to complete purchases without making payment. The issue occurred during checkout, when a glitch reportedly prevented the payment from being processed while still generating valid ticket confirmations.

As a result, a small group of supporters received tickets free of charge and believed their bookings had been successfully completed. However, FIFA later identified the error during an internal review and moved to void the affected tickets, informing the fans that the transactions had not been properly finalised.

The governing body clarified that the tickets were issued due ...