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SFA Release Final Official Guidance for World Cup Ticket Applications

Hundreds of fans at risk of having incorrect applications cancelled

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Scotland's Coefficient
Jan 09, 2026
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The Scotland group stage allocations and ticket prices ($60 cat 4 tickets not included in this graphic).

This update will be shorter, containing only the key points: the new points thresholds, and the fact that nearly 1,000 people are still at risk of having their ticket applications cancelled. More detail can be found in the previous article, including how cat 4 tickets will work.

It’s important to remember that the SFA guidance released today is the state of play at the point FIFA ran the application data last night. FIFA are unable to run the data again before Tuesday’s deadline.

Therefore even though there will be no further updates, there could still be changes to the thresholds listed below if new applications are received by FIFA between now and Tuesday’s deadline!


RISK OF CANCELLATIONS

There are two categories of people that may see their application being completely unsuccessful, even if they have enough SSC points:

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