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World Cup 2010: 500,000 Tickets Requested So Far
Ticket sales for the first World Cup in Africa are thriving, and South Africans are getting behind the tournament, applying for 77% of the tickets in the third phase of sales.
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Dec 14, 2009 12:47:40 PM
The third ticketing sales phase for the 2010 FIFA
World Cup has seen the number of Tickets applied for hit the 500,000 mark within
the first ten days. 386,300 of those tickets were requested by South African
residents ( 77 % of the total applications).
According to FIFA, 114,237 tickets applied for came from the rest of the world, with applications from 166 countries having been received (the figures do not include the participating member associations allocated ticket sales).
Following the trend set in the earlier sales phases, the USA leads the list of foreign countries for this sales phase with 22,942 tickets, followed by the UK (20,232), Mexico (7,981), Germany (7,697), Australia (6,277) and Brazil (4,760).
“In comparison with the previous editions of the FIFA World Cups, the latest ticket applications figures are impressive,” commented Horst R. Schmidt, Chairman of the FIFA Ticketing Sub-Committee in a press statement.
“The number of domestic applications have increased significantly. By buying a ticket, South Africans buy not only a seat to watch a match, but also their spot in South African history”, added Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa.
It seems that football fever ahead of the World Cup is really kicking in, and fans of the beautiful game in South Africa will be looking forward to welcoming the world on their doorstep in six months time for what promises to be a historic and unique FIFA World Cup.
Peter Pedroncelli, Goal.com
According to FIFA, 114,237 tickets applied for came from the rest of the world, with applications from 166 countries having been received (the figures do not include the participating member associations allocated ticket sales).
Following the trend set in the earlier sales phases, the USA leads the list of foreign countries for this sales phase with 22,942 tickets, followed by the UK (20,232), Mexico (7,981), Germany (7,697), Australia (6,277) and Brazil (4,760).
“In comparison with the previous editions of the FIFA World Cups, the latest ticket applications figures are impressive,” commented Horst R. Schmidt, Chairman of the FIFA Ticketing Sub-Committee in a press statement.
“The number of domestic applications have increased significantly. By buying a ticket, South Africans buy not only a seat to watch a match, but also their spot in South African history”, added Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa.
It seems that football fever ahead of the World Cup is really kicking in, and fans of the beautiful game in South Africa will be looking forward to welcoming the world on their doorstep in six months time for what promises to be a historic and unique FIFA World Cup.
Peter Pedroncelli, Goal.com
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