With the men’s World Cup kicking off in around six months, fans should be getting excited to go watch their national team play in North America next summer.

FIFA said Friday that it had received five million ticket requests in the first 24 hours of the third phase of ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup, despite widespread backlash from supporter groups to the prices being charged.

Football Supporters Europe said prices are set at "astronomical levels" and called on FIFA to halt ticket sales and review the figures.

Scotland will face Haiti and Morocco in Boston before taking on Brazil in Miami when they appear in the tournament for the first time in 28 years.

The global showpiece of world football begins on June 11 with FIFA's largest World Cup now only 182 days away.