It was clear would-be ticket-buyers were going to need a big dose of luck to be successful in FIFA's 2026 World Cup lottery. Day 1 of the Visa pre-sale showed plenty of patience was needed as well.

"Has this convoluted World Cup FIFA Visa pre-sale thing actually worked for anyone yet?" tweeted a frustrated Bijan Todd.

"I want World Cup tickets so I'm currently in a waiting room to join a queue to enter a pre-sale draw to determine my eligibility to maybe buy tickets at an unspecified later date. What are we doing here @FIFAcom?" tweeted J.D. Capelouto.

A spokeswoman for the Canadian end of the soccer showcase acknowledged that while people were getting through to register in the draw, "we were experiencing initial extended wait times as the registration period opened."

She noted the pr

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