New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- After facing tremendous backlash over its pricing of 2026 World Cup tickets, FIFA on Tuesday announced that it would slash the price of some tickets for "loyal fans" of nations that have already qualified for the 2026 edition of the tournament.

In a release on Tuesday, FIFA said that it had received 20 million ticket requests and had come to the conclusion that fans of qualified teams would "benefit from a dedicated ticket pricing tier".

Dubbed the 'Supporter Entry Tier', tickets under this category will now be available for a fixed price of $60 for each of the 104 FIFA World Cup matches, including the final.

FIFA announced that these new entry tier tickets would be allocated to supporters of already-qualified tea...