3 Visas for 1 Tournament: The ESTA (USA), eTA (Canada) & FMM (Mexico) World Cup Travel Guide

As of today, with the FIFA ticket lottery closed and everyone waiting for emails, there's something crucial, or rather, dangerous, that you might be overlooking. Even if you get a ticket, the biggest issue is immigration. How will you get to the venue if you don't get a visa?

Now, social media rumors might be preventing you from stressing about this issue, claiming there's a "United 2026" visa that will work for all three countries: USA, Canada, and Mexico. This is 100% false information. No such visa exists for the FIFA World Cup 2026; it's all fake news that one visa will cover everything.

Quick Answer:

Let's make one thing perfectly clear: there is no such concept as a "World Cup Visa." Nor is there a single visa that covers all three countries. These are all lies.

For the World Cup 2026, you will have to apply for separate visas for the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

You will have to follow the immigration process for the USA, Canada, and Mexico according to their respective rules.

For example, if you have a ticket for Match 1 in Los Angeles (USA), you will need to apply for a US visa. Similarly, you will need to apply for visas for the other venues according to their respective immigration requirements. You will need separate approvals for all three countries to travel to all three locations.

If you belong to a visa-free country, you will need an ESTA. If you are from India, you will need a B1/B2 visa. Now, the most crucial part is visa approval. In some countries, this process takes 15 to 30 days, while in others it can take up to 300 days.

So, if you fall into the 300-day category, you should have applied for your visa by now, because any delay will result in wasted tickets and wasted money. Because without a visa, the immigration officer will not grant you entry, even if you have a confirmed ticket, hotel booking, and everything else set up. If you don't have a visa, your entry will be denied.

So, this blog guide will cover the US ESTA vs. Canada eTA, the online process for the Mexico FMM tourist card, and why a visa is necessary even if you have everything else required for the FIFA World Cup. All these questions are answered in detail later in this post.