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World Cup ticket draw off to frustrating start, but plenty of time left in pre-sale
When pre-sale window closes, random draw will be held to select would-be buyers
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 pre-sale portal remains open until 11 a.m. ET on Sept. 19, so there is plenty of time to try again.
WATCH — ‘Phillies Karen’ and home run ball etiquette
When a home run ball flies into the stands, who gets to keep it?
We’re exploring that question after a viral moment at a Sept. 5 game in Miami between the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies.
During the fourth inning, a home run ball flew into the crowd.
Fans scrambled for it. Eventually, a man grabbed it, returned to his seat and gave it to his son.
A woman wearing a Phillies jersey approached the father and son and demanded they give the ball to her, claiming the father had taken it from her.
The father gave the ball to the woman, who returned to her seat.
Since then, many online have been calling her the “Phillies Karen” — an online term that typically refers to a middle-aged, entitled white woman.
But what are the real rules surrounding who gets to keep balls hit into the stands? Should she have gotten to keep it?
Strength in numbers: Deep Canadian team ready to step up at World Athletics Championships
When a home run ball flies into the stands, who gets to keep it?
hen this year's World Athletics Championships gets underway, a record number of Canadians will be looking to repeat as champions.
But those four athletes – hammer throwers Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg, decathlete Pierce LePage, and 800-metre runner Marco Arop – aren't the only ones expected to challenge for gold in Tokyo.
Canada is sending a total of 59 athletes (30 men and 29 women), its largest-ever contingent to compete at the world championships, and Athletics Canada head coach Glenroy Gilbert believes the team's strength lies in its depth.
"I think we've got a really balanced group of athletes. We've got throws, we've got jumps, multi events, we've got the sprint side, we've got walks," Gilbert said from the Canadian team's training camp in Gifu, Japan. "When you look across all our event groups, I think we're very well represented. And I think that we can certainly expect some good competition from a few of those event groups."
The team features a mix of established veterans and youngsters, but Gilbert wants to see the same thing from each member of the team in Tokyo as the push toward the next Olympic Games begins.