The match, scheduled for Miami, United States, on June 27 (00:30 on June 28 in Lisbon), tops the list released by the governing body of the sport, ahead of others in the first phase, such as Brazil-Morocco, Mexico-South Korea, Ecuador-Germany and Scotland-Brazil.

These are the five most sought-after matches, involving nine teams from five different continents, FIFA highlighted, adding that in the first 24 hours of the third phase of ticket sales, five million tickets were requested.

The 23rd edition of the World Cup will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026, and will feature 48 teams for the first time, in an unprecedented tripartite organization between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

The three hosts lead the search for tickets, followed by interested parties from Colombia, England, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Scotland, Germany, Australia, France, and Panama.

Portugal is in Group K, along with Uzbekistan, Colombia, and the winner of Path 1 of the intercontinental play-off (with Jamaica, New Caledonia, and DR Congo).

The current phase of selecting matches for the random draw runs until January 13, 2026, followed two days later by a sales period through the FIFA ticket sales and exchange portal.