Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Wednesday, 04 February 2026, 17:52 / Updated on Wednesday, 04 February 2026 17:53
The Romanian Football Federation has announced that tickets for the Turkey-Romania 2026 World Cup play-off semi-final will go on sale on Friday, February 6.
The price of a ticket for the match in Istanbul is 145 lei (27 euros). The Romanians received 2130 tickets in the North Lawn of the stadium.
Tickets for Turkey – Romania go on sale on February 6 » How to purchase
Those from the FRF did not announce in the official statement an exact time when the tickets will go on sale, but they specified that this will happen around lunchtime. Tickets will go on sale online on the FRF website, bilete.frf.ro.
“Thursday, March 26, at 19:00 Romanian time, the tricolors will meet Turkey, in Istanbul, at the “Besiktas Park” stadium, in the semi-final of the play-off for qualifying for the 2026 World Championship.
Tickets for this game reserved for Romanian supporters will be available online starting Friday, February 6, at noon, on the bilete.frf.ro website. The price of a ticket is 145 RON (27 euros), and the seats are distributed in the North Lawn. 2130 tickets are available for Romanian fans.
A maximum of 4 tickets can be purchased for each order. They will be personalized with name, surname, CNP and series and CI or passport number, phone number and email address. A valid ticket is required to enter the stadium, regardless of age,” the FRF said in an official statement.
Purchase procedure announced by FRF:
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Starting Friday, February 6, lunchtime, it will be possible to register orders.
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After the end of the sale, the database of buyers will be sent to the Football Federation of Turkey for ticket personalization.
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In about 5 days, the Turkish Football Federation will send the personalized tickets to FRF.
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Starting on Friday, March 13, FRF, through the ticket operator, Bilete.ro, will deliver the ordered tickets to buyers online.
Romania must beat Turkey in the semi-final of the play-off to still hope for a qualification to the final tournament in the summer of 2026. If the “tricolors” pass Turkey, the Romanian national team will play the final of the play-off with the winner of the duel Slovakia – Kosovo.
The groups for the World Championship have already been drawn. If it manages to reach the final tournament, Romania will play in groups over the USA, Paraguay and Australia.
