World Cup 2026 · tickets, hospitality and the right to sell access

WC26

16 actors and entities · 21 sourced connections · Updated 26 September 2026

One tournament, several markets

This graph follows the commercial actors around the 2026 World Cup: FIFA’s primary ticketing, its resale/exchange marketplace, and On Location’s official hospitality programme. Gianni Infantino connects through his institutional role as FIFA president. The map is about who controls and sells access, rather than a playing-squad roster. FIFA hospitality appointment ↗ · FIFA presidency ↗

The hospitality ownership chain

FIFA says On Location received the exclusive hospitality appointment after a competitive request for proposals. In February 2025, TKO completed the acquisition of On Location, IMG and Professional Bull Riders from Endeavor. UFC and WWE provide the wider corporate context. MATCH Hospitality appears as a historical predecessor, not as evidence that it bid for WC26. Completed TKO transaction ↗

Resale and oversight

FIFA’s ticketing terms identify a 15% resale/exchange fee. A May 2026 letter from Representatives Nellie Pou and Frank Pallone questioned ticket pricing and described fees charged to both sellers and buyers. Its edge is an oversight inquiry, not a court or regulator finding. Asking prices and budget forecasts are not realised revenue. Official resale terms ↗ · Congressional letter ↗

What remains unknown

The imported research does not establish the full bidder list, scoring, hospitality inventory allocation, minimum guarantee or revenue split. It also does not establish that Infantino personally selected On Location or received a personal financial benefit. Those questions form the next procurement research tasks. The historical rights networks elsewhere on the home graph supply context, not proof of a repeated criminal scheme.

Read all 21 graph connections and sources

This accessible list contains the same relationships as the 3D graph. A path does not imply shared responsibility.

FIFA → FIFA World Cup 2026Organised the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United StatesFIFA announcement · 2026Inspect source ↗

Gianni Infantino → FIFAFIFA president since February 2016; institutional leadershipFIFA announcement · 2016–2026Inspect source ↗

FIFA → On LocationAppointed exclusive official WC26 hospitality provider following a competitive RFPFIFA announcement · 2024Inspect source ↗

On Location → FIFA World Cup 2026Exclusive worldwide official hospitality programmeFIFA announcement · 2024–2026Inspect source ↗

TKO Group Holdings → On LocationAcquired from Endeavor in the completed February 2025 transactionCompany announcement · 2025-02-28Inspect source ↗

Endeavor → On LocationSeller in the February 2025 transaction; historical ownershipCompany announcement · 2025-02-28Inspect source ↗

TKO Group Holdings → IMGAcquired from Endeavor in the completed February 2025 transactionCompany announcement · 2025-02-28Inspect source ↗

Endeavor → IMGSeller in the February 2025 transaction; historical ownershipCompany announcement · 2025-02-28Inspect source ↗

TKO Group Holdings → Professional Bull RidersAcquired from Endeavor in the completed February 2025 transactionCompany announcement · 2025-02-28Inspect source ↗

Endeavor → Professional Bull RidersSeller in the February 2025 transaction; historical ownershipCompany announcement · 2025-02-28Inspect source ↗

TKO Group Holdings → UFCTKO sports-entertainment business identified in the acquisition announcementCompany announcement · 2025Inspect source ↗

TKO Group Holdings → WWETKO sports-entertainment business identified in the acquisition announcementCompany announcement · 2025Inspect source ↗

FIFA → FIFA Resale / Exchange MarketplaceOperated official resale/exchange marketplace; seller fee documented at 15%Official ticketing terms · 2026Inspect source ↗

FIFA Resale / Exchange Marketplace → FIFA World Cup 2026Official secondary marketplace for WC26 ticketsOfficial ticketing terms · 2026Inspect source ↗

FIFA → WC26 primary ticketingTicket-pricing policies addressed in congressional correspondenceCongressional correspondence · 2026-05-07Inspect source ↗

WC26 primary ticketing → FIFA World Cup 2026Primary ticket sales for the 2026 tournamentCongressional correspondence · 2026-05-07Inspect source ↗

Nellie Pou → Congressional ticketing inquiry · May 2026Co-signed letter questioning World Cup pricing and resale feesCongressional letter · 2026-05-07Inspect source ↗

Frank Pallone → Congressional ticketing inquiry · May 2026Co-signed letter questioning World Cup pricing and resale feesCongressional letter · 2026-05-07Inspect source ↗

Congressional ticketing inquiry · May 2026 → Gianni InfantinoLetter addressed to FIFA president; oversight questions, not a finding of misconductCongressional letter · 2026-05-07Inspect source ↗

Congressional ticketing inquiry · May 2026 → FIFA Resale / Exchange MarketplaceQuestioned 15% buyer and 15% seller fees described in the letterCongressional letter · 2026-05-07Inspect source ↗

FIFA → MATCH HospitalityHistorical exclusive World Cup hospitality provider; 2018 appointment documented by FIFAFIFA announcement · 2018Inspect source ↗