If you’ve been holding a Chase Sapphire card and wondering when you’d get access to something genuinely hard to find, this might be it. Starting February 10, 2026, Sapphire cardmembers will have exclusive access to purchase FIFA World Cup tickets before they’re available to the general public.
Which Cards Qualify
The access applies to four specific Chase cards: Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve for Business, and the J.P. Morgan Reserve. If you’re carrying one of these cards, you’re in. If you’ve been considering applying for a Sapphire card anyway, this could be the nudge that tips the decision.
Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
- ✓ 5x points on Chase Travel℠
- ✓ 2x points on all other travel
- ✓ 3x points on dining worldwide
- ✓ 3x points on online grocery purchases, excluding Walmart, Target, and wholesale clubs Preferred Exclusive
- ✓ 3x points on select streaming services Preferred Exclusive
- ✓ $50 annual travel credit – Earn up to $50 in statement credits each account anniversary year for hotel stays purchased through Chase Travel
- ✓ $200 additional partnership value – Enjoy over $200 in additional annual value
- ✓ 10% anniversary boost – Each account anniversary, you’ll earn bonus points equal to 10% of your total purchases made the previous year
When Tickets Go On Sale
The window opens February 10, 2026 at 12pm Eastern and runs through February 24, or until tickets sell out (which realistically means you probably want to be ready right at noon on February 10 if you’re serious about this). The tournament itself runs from June 12 through July 18, 2026, with matches spread across 11 U.S. host cities.
Where You Can See Matches
Tickets are available for games in Los Angeles, Kansas City, Miami, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, New York/New Jersey, Houston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. The variety of cities gives you some geographic flexibility depending on where you’re based or where you’d actually want to spend a few days.
How the Ticket Buying Process Works
This isn’t a straightforward “click button, get ticket” situation. There are several steps involved, and understanding them ahead of time will save you frustration when you’re trying to secure seats.
First, you need a FIFA account. Chase is recommending you set this up before February 10, which is genuinely good advice. The last thing you want is to be fumbling with account creation when tickets are actively selling. Go to FIFA’s official website now and create your account so it’s ready.
On February 10 at noon Eastern, you’ll head to the Chase Sapphire Experiences page. There will be a dedicated FIFA section with an “access tickets” option. When you click that, you’ll need to verify your cardmember status by entering your Sapphire card number. This verification step generates a unique link that redirects you to FIFA’s official ticketing system.
You can only receive up to two of these unique links per cardmember, so the implication is that you want to save or copy that link immediately when you receive it. Don’t close the browser window without securing that URL somewhere safe.
Once you have your unique link, you’ll use it to access FIFA’s official ticketing platform, where you’ll log into your FIFA account and actually complete the purchase. The tickets themselves are sold through FIFA’s system, not through Chase.
Ticket Limits and Purchase Requirements
Each cardmember can buy up to four tickets per match and up to 40 tickets total for the entire tournament. You must use your Chase Sapphire card to complete the purchase, and tickets cannot be purchased with Chase Ultimate Rewards points. This is a cash-only situation.
The four-tickets-per-match limit is actually pretty generous if you’re planning to attend multiple games with a group. The 40-ticket tournament cap means you could theoretically attend 10 different matches if you’re buying four tickets each time, which covers a serious World Cup itinerary.
What This Actually Means for Planning
The exclusive access window is valuable, but it’s not unlimited inventory. Chase is offering this through a partnership with Visa (which is why it’s limited to Sapphire cards rather than all Chase cards), and there will be a finite number of tickets available through this channel.
If you’re genuinely interested in attending World Cup matches, treat February 10 at noon Eastern as a hard deadline. Have your FIFA account created and confirmed. Know which matches you want to prioritize. Have your Sapphire card information ready to enter. The process involves enough steps that you don’t want to be figuring any of this out in real time.
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