Over 4.5 million football fans worldwide have applied for tickets in the first phase of sales for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to take place across Canada, Mexico, and the United States next summer. According to FIFA, fans from 216 countries and territories participated in the Visa Presale Draw,
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