FIFA sells 1.8 million tickets for Qatar's World Cup
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 [June 29, 2022] DOHA
(Reuters) - Organisers have sold 1.8 million tickets for this year's
World Cup in Qatar, world soccer governing body FIFA said Wednesday
ahead of the next round of ticket sales that opens on July 5.
There is a special category of tickets available only to residents
of host nation Qatar and fans in the Gulf Arab state have bought the
largest number of tickets, FIFA said.
Aside from Qatar, the top countries where fans bought tickets are
Canada, England, France, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the
United Arab Emirates and the United States, FIFA said in a press
release.
FIFA expects to offer a total of 3 million match tickets during the
28-day tournament, which kicks off Nov. 21, a spokesperson said.
Qualifications for the World Cup have now concluded and all 32
available slots for the tournament have been secured.
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General view inside the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, a venue for the 2022
Qatar World Cup REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
The next round of sales will remain open until Aug.
16 and tickets will be confirmed on payment, on a first come, first
served basis. The most recent phase of ticket sales, a random
selection draw, closed at the end of April.
(Reporting by Andrew Mills; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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