The latest phase of FIFA's ticket lottery for the 2026 World Cup has not gone off without a hitch.
Though a schedule won't be out until after the World Cup draw occurs next month in Washington, D.C., one million tickets are progressively being made available through FIFA's early ticketing process for matches that take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada beginning June 11. The newest batch were released through a randomized lottery system on Monday, Nov. 17, but many fans encountered the same problem 'captcha' error when trying to purchase tickets.
A 'captcha' test is typically designed to determine if an online user is really a human and not a bot, via a question or image. The captcha image used for FIFA's ticketing process on Monday, however, appeared to be malfunctioning and not loading properly for lots of people trying to secure their spot at the World Cup. And they weren't thrilled to be getting an error message.
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For The Win's Charles Curtis was among those to be selected randomly to potentially purchase 2026 World Cup tickets on Nov. 17 and also encountered the 'captcha' error. Eventually, he was able to get through after some unscheduled angst and reloading a new captcha "a bunch of times."
