Governing body FIFA said 394,433 tickets had been sold during a first-come, first-served window which began on March 14 and ended on Wednesday.

Russians dominated the sale, buying 216,134 tickets, followed by fans from the not-qualified United States (16,462), Argentina (15,006), Colombia (14,755) and Mexico (14,372).

In all, 1,698,049 tickets have been sold for the June 15-July 16 tournament in 11 Russian cities, FIFA said, naming overall international demand at 53 per cent.

A final sales phase starts on April 19, also first come, first-served.

Russian citizens have been given the cheapest ticket prices for the tournament, with the cheapest category four tickets for group stage matches set at 1,280 rubles (A$29).

England fans meanwhile failed to register in the top 10 ticket sales list. Further evidence of the tension that currently exists between the two nations.

Americans have bought more tickets in the latest sales phase for the Russia 2018 World Cup than any nation apart from the hosts.



🇷🇺 216,134

🇺🇸 16,462

🇦🇷 15,006

🇨🇴 14,755

🇲🇽 14,372

🇧🇷 9,962

🇵🇪 9,766

🇨🇳 6,598

🇩🇪 5,974

🇦🇺 5,905

🇮🇳 4,509 pic.twitter.com/uuEb1sO3N8 — CNN Football (@CNNFC) April 3, 2018