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World Cup 2010: Tickets Continue To Sell Well
The sale of World Cup tickets continues to go well in the fourth phase of sales, with 117,589 tickets sold since last week.
16-Feb-2010 5:24:00 PM
By Peter Pedroncelli
The first seven days of the fourth ticket sales phase for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has seen a total of 117,589 tickets being sold across 119 countries. 99,042 of those tickets have been sold to South African residents.
About 11,500 applications are still being processed. This second-last sales phase will run until April 7. Applications are dealt with on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.
As of yesterday, football fans can now apply for tickets by phone by calling the Call Centre (open from 08:00 – 17:00 CET, 09:00 – 18:00 South African Time):
− South African number: 083 123 2010
− International number: +41 44583 2010
Apart from South Africa, the countries with the most tickets sold in this phase are: USA 4,327, UK 1,964, Mexico 1,898, Australia 1,231 and Germany 1,193.
Since last Tuesday, a total of 110,583 individual match tickets have been sold, as well as 7,006 team-specific series tickets. More than 400,000 tickets were made available for the fourth ticketing sales phase.
About 11,500 applications are still being processed. This second-last sales phase will run until April 7. Applications are dealt with on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.
As of yesterday, football fans can now apply for tickets by phone by calling the Call Centre (open from 08:00 – 17:00 CET, 09:00 – 18:00 South African Time):
− South African number: 083 123 2010
− International number: +41 44583 2010
Apart from South Africa, the countries with the most tickets sold in this phase are: USA 4,327, UK 1,964, Mexico 1,898, Australia 1,231 and Germany 1,193.
Since last Tuesday, a total of 110,583 individual match tickets have been sold, as well as 7,006 team-specific series tickets. More than 400,000 tickets were made available for the fourth ticketing sales phase.
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