Tickets for Croatian fans at the World Cup: Match-by-match breakdown

Croatian fans

Croatia will play two games in America and one in Canada at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is also known how many tickets will be provided for fans through the Croatian Football Federation (HNS).

8% of each stadium’s official capacity will be set aside for Croatia’s supporters within the HNS quota, Sportske novosti reports.

The final number will vary from match to match, depending on FIFA’s designated capacity for each venue.

England v Croatia – Dallas

Croatia will open their campaign against England on 17 June at 15:00 local time (22:00 Croatian time) in Dallas.

Although AT&T Stadium regularly hosts over 90,000 spectators during NFL games, FIFA currently lists the official capacity for the tournament as 70,122 seats.

Based on this figure, Croatian fans would receive 5,610 tickets through the HNS allocation.

However, FIFA has also announced a planned increase to around 93,000 seats for the World Cup. Should this adjustment be confirmed, the Croatian allocation would rise to 7,440 tickets.

Croatia v Panama – Toronto

The second group match sees Croatia take on Panama on 23 June at 19:00 in Toronto (01:00 on 24 June Croatian time).

Toronto’s stadium capacity stands at 44,315 seats, meaning Croatian supporters will have access to 3,545 tickets via HNS.

Given the large Croatian community in Toronto and the strong Croatian presence across nearby cities in northern USA, demand for this match is expected to be particularly high.

Croatia v Ghana – Philadelphia

Zlatko Dalić’s side will close their group-stage campaign on 27 June at 17:00 (23:00 Croatian time) against Ghana in Philadelphia.

The stadium in Philadelphia holds 65,827 spectators, providing Croatian fans with 5,266 tickets from the official HNS quota.

“Until it is confirmed otherwise, we can be guided by these official FIFA figures, and experiences from previous major competitions show that Croats are quite resourceful when it comes to tickets and that we can expect our fans in other sectors besides the one intended for HNS,” Sportske novosti said.

HNS will announce shortly how Croatian fans can apply for tickets and confirm how many exactly will be available.  

From December 11th until January 13th, fans will also be able to submit applications for the third phase on FIFA’s web platform. There will also be a fourth round ‘lottery’ for tickets.