Third ticketing phase starts Saturday
Third ticketing phase starts Saturday
Posted: 2009-12-01 19:54
A global rush for World Cup tickets is expected on Saturday, the day after the final draw, when the third ticketing sales phase kicks off.
“It’s traditionally by far the most important sales phase as the world’s football fans will by then know who will be playing whom in the group matches,” said Horst Schmidt, chairman of the Ticketing Sub-Committee, ahead of the start of the next sales phase.
Applications for tickets to Africa’s first World Cup can be made via fifa.com.
South African residents also have the chance to apply for tickets via application forms available in all FNB branches across the country.
“The good news for all football fans wanting to experience this special event is that about one million tickets for all 64 matches and categories will become available in the third sales phase – including a limited number for the opening match and the final.”
Fans will have to apply within 49 days (until January 22) for individual match tickets or Team-Specific Series. If there are over-subscribed matches or categories, or over-subscribed ticket products or categories, there will be an electronic random selection draw on February 1 to identify the successful applicants.
“We encourage fans in South Africa and around the world to grab this chance to get tickets for what will be an unforgettable event,” said LOC CEO Danny Jordaan.
So far, a total of 674 403 tickets have been sold, corresponding to 90% of the tickets made available to date. Of those tickets, 53.6% (361 582) have been purchased by South Africans.
The foreign country that has purchased the most tickets is the United States (84 103 tickets), followed by the UK (48 388), Germany (25 112), Australia (17 876), Canada (11 662), Switzerland (11 045), Japan (10 558) and Brazil (8 006).
The prices for group matches range from R140 to R1 120 (opening match R490 – R3 150; Final R1 050 – R6 300).
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