Zurich (Switzerland), Sept. 20 -- During the ten-day FIFA World Cup 26 Visa Presale Draw entry period, more than four and a half million fans worldwide applied for the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the biggest-ever FIFA World Cup, scheduled to take place across NorthAmerica next June and July.
Fans from 216 countries and territories entered the Visa Presale Draw for the first phase of FIFA World Cup 26 ticketing.
The highest number of applications was submitted by residents of the three host countries - the United States, Mexico and Canada, in that order.
The top ten countries, in order of demand, were rounded out by Germany, England, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Spain and Italy.
"These are not only outstanding figures, but ...