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A year from the largest World Cup ever, there has been no an­nounce­ment on gen­er­al tick­et sales, prices for most seats, lo­ca­tion of a draw or se­cu­ri­ty arrange­ments as FI­FA has most­ly avoid­ed dis­clos­ing de­tails of an event set for 16 sta­di­ums across the Unit­ed States, Mex­i­co and Cana­da.

There is un­cer­tain­ty about whether fans from some na­tions will be wel­come — 11 of the venues are lo­cat­ed in the U.S., where all match­es will be played from the quar­ter­fi­nals on.

Se­cu­ri­ty is a con­cern, too. At the last ma­jor soc­cer tour­na­ment in the U.S., the 2024 Co­pa Amer­i­ca fi­nal at Mi­a­mi Gar­dens, Flori­da, start­ed 82 min­utes late af­ter spec­ta­tors breached se­cu­ri­ty gates.