If you’re looking to get your hands on FIFA World Cup tickets for next year, you’re “almost there.”

At least, that’s the message you might get when entering the first presale draw for next year’s event, which went live today in North America and around the world.

Entry for the FIFA World Cup ticket lottery opened at 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT. The men’s World Cup will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 2026, with Toronto and Vancouver the two Canadian host cities.

In our own experience, the whole process took just under an hour.

Joining the queue moments after it opened via both a mobile device and a laptop, we were met with a spinning circle and a message that said “almost there” for upwards of 30 minutes before a 20-minute countdown timer appeared.

To enter the draw, yo

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