Did yall have to enter your fifa password? I did not, I just clicked the link in the email and did the capta thing. I hope I don't have to at some point because I don't remember the password I used.

Just link in email for me. But I do know my password, in great part because I've been doing way too much of the RTB BS on their Collect site which uses the same credentials.

My queue clock is now past 9. Gonna be a long day. I am using my phone for this so I am trying to not do too much else on it, like making this post. I am worried I will get caught up and miss my chance.

Mines been gaining steam the last half hour. I'm nearly to 3.

ETA: and now a 20 minute timer at about the "1:30" spot on the circle!

Just got a 30 min countdown timer!!

It's making me sign in after the queue.

Done. Pairs to M88, M90, and M93. Gonna be a heck of a July 4th.

Time to go sell a kidney.

Also… for people considering the RTB racket, they've extended the trading deadline until Dec 1. Which is good for me because I kept a pair of M88s as a hedge in case things sold out quickly today.

For any regular poster on here, I'd be happy to work out a deal where you can "bid" on my RTBs for $1 each in their ridiculous system - so you don't have to dump money into their crypto shenanigans. Then you can Venmo me money to cover the remainder of a fair price (hoping for roughly $150 per but we'll see which way the market moves).

Got mine!

Couldn't justify it at the moment, but I might end up trying for a non-big name group stage match on the resale market if I'm feeling better about the finances of it down the road.

how did all of you guys get selected in that last draw?

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Done. Pairs to M88, M90, and M93. Gonna be a heck of a July 4th.

Time to go sell a kidney.

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. What was ballpark $? And that's Dallas-Hou-Dallas in same week?

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deadbq03 said:

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Done. Pairs to M88, M90, and M93. Gonna be a heck of a July 4th.

Time to go sell a kidney.

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. What was ballpark $? And that's Dallas-Hou-Dallas in same week?

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Lol yup. But in truth, I'm thinking it's highly likely that I'll sell either M88 (if the USMNT isn't there) or M90 (if Mexico is there $$$$). So I'm really probably only going to two of these and won't be going straight from DFW to Houston.

But I'm not gonna make that call until the M90 matchup is finalized, and I reserve the right to be stupid and attend all 3.

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deadbq03 said:

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Done. Pairs to M88, M90, and M93. Gonna be a heck of a July 4th.

Time to go sell a kidney.

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. What was ballpark $? And that's Dallas-Hou-Dallas in same week?

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300 for weekday group. $350 weekend.
400 round of 32.
500 round of 16
Ballpark.

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how did all of you guys get selected in that last draw?

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Somebody posted on this thread about this drawing. Had to enter your visa card into fifa website. Wait 2-3 weeks and here we are.

Milwaukees Best Light said:

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oh no said:

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how did all of you guys get selected in that last draw?

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Somebody posted on this thread about this drawing. Had to enter your visa card into fifa website. Wait 2-3 weeks and here we are.

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yeah; I've entered both early visa drawings.. and NOTHING.

You'll get the rejection tomorrow I bet.

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You'll get the rejection

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something I'm used to

Sounds like I'm 0 for 2 on draws so far

There's at least one more ticket draw that happens after the group stage draw… however that's the one that internationals will swarm to.

Got into the Nov 17th draw

I am so confused....I got in to the draw starting today...I got in and went to buy tickets to the Saturday June 20, 2026 game in Houston. It showed that tickets would be $70/each.

but when I got to the next page, it only showed ETD - Category 1/2/3/4 at different prices... like for Category 1 it was $410. Is that 4 tickets for $410 or just one ticket? Very confusing. I grabbed two at $410...not sure what they hell I bought.

It's a massive bait and switch.

$70 is for Category 4 which might as well not exist. They assigned like 200 seats to that category in each stadium just to be able to advertise low prices.

Same for Category 3… equally non-existent.

So your realistic choices for purchasing are:

A) Category 2 for a ton of money and run the risk of getting horrible nosebleed seats, or
B) Pay ~$100 more to get Category 1 and remove that risk (but still might end up getting gross seats in the corner on the 2nd deck).

Assuming you wanted 2 tickets, you did the right thing.

deadbq03 said:

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It's a massive bait and switch.

$70 is for Category 4 which might as well not exist. They assigned like 200 seats to that category in each stadium just to be able to advertise low prices.

Same for Category 3… equally non-existent.

So your realistic choices for purchasing are:

A) Category 2 for a ton of money and run the risk of getting horrible nosebleed seats, or
B) Pay ~$100 more to get Category 1 and remove that risk (but still might end up getting gross seats in the corner on the 2nd deck).

Assuming you wanted 2 tickets, you did the right thing.

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thanks...holy crap, I actually wanted three...but at that price, not knowing who might be playing...I'll stick with 2 and we can decide who stays home! LOL...I went to a WC game in Dallas in 1994, so I have had the great experience. Crazy these prices.

I think I'm just going to chance secondary market for Houston tickets at this point / try and weasel my way in to company tickets

I think that's a safe bet if you want group stage.

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I think that's a safe bet if you want group stage.

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Yeah, I'm thinking 2 random teams in a group stage match should be easy enough to grab closer to game time

This is my plan after I saw what was available today.

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deadbq03 said:

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I think that's a safe bet if you want group stage.

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Yeah, I'm thinking 2 random teams in a group stage match should be easy enough to grab closer to game time

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Especially if you're a local and willing to do a weekday/night game. You might be able to get in for dang near free if the matchup is bad.

FIFA should be required to pay us to go if they somehow get a Cape Verde v. Jordan matchup

Converted to RTB, only option left was the tier 1 at $415 or so. Says I will be able to purchase in June of next year, so I should know who the teams will be then right?

Did you pay today? If not, I don't think you finished the conversion process, but I could be wrong. Just burning your collectible isn't enough.

It was my understanding that you'd pay during the conversion and end up with a ticket voucher (wrong term, probably) for the Category of ticket paid for. This ticket voucher thingy would be tradable on the marketplace just like your RTB.

Then in May/June you would be like all the rest of us normal draw ticket people and your voucher would actually get assigned a seat (we don't have specific seats yet either).

But I'm going off memory. I dumped my RTBs after I made the real draw.

I followed all the steps. Burned it, converted it. It asked how I was going to pay for the $415ea tickets and I selected credit card. The total showed $0. when I submitted it said I will now be able to select and pay for my tickets in June.

Hmm. Do you have anything in your collection now?

I'm pretty sure the system glitched on you. You should've paid and should now have a Right to Ticket.

https://collect.fifa.com/how-to-convert-rtb-to-rtt

Yes, 2 editions both as Right to Tickets. I can list them or burn them just like before. This is under the details

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This is a Collectible that is also valid as a Right To Ticket for the FIFA World Cup 26. Note: this is not a ticket. It cannot be used to access the venue or the event.
In May/June 2026, holders of the Collectible will have the option of converting it into an official entry ticket delivered on the FIFA tournament app for the match and category mentioned above. No payment will be required for the conversion, but the Collectible will need to be burned. Should it not be converted/burnt, it will continue to serve as a Collectible.
Please note the following features of the Right To Ticket:

• Tradable: This Right To Ticket is tradable on the FIFA Collect Marketplace until final conversion. Restrictions may apply. Please also note that Right To Tickets are not tradable on the FIFA ticketing marketplace.
• Redemption Guidance: When converting your RTT, the entry ticket can be assigned to you or a different person indicated by you. The assignee's email will not need to match the NFT holder's FIFA Collect account email. Once a ticket has been assigned to an email address, it can no longer be reversed. Conversion of your RTT after the above time window will not be possible, the responsibility for the timely conversion lies with you.
• Seating: All seating preferences, including groups and special access, will be addressed when the final entry ticket is issued. NFT holders will be contacted prior to the tournament to gather seating preferences. No action is required until then.

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