[ 2014-03-12 ]

Ghana fans get another chance to buy 2014 World Cup tickets, FIFA opens new window
Ghana fans have another chance of buying their
World Cup tickets as FIFA opened a new round of
ticket sales for the World Cup online on a
first-come, first-serve basis on Wednesday.

About 345,000 tickets will be available for all
matches except four — the opener, the two
semifinals and the final.

Tickets will go on sale through FIFA’s website
beginning at 1100 GMT.

This round will remain open until April 1, but
FIFA said “tickets are expected to sell out
fast.”

Of the 3.3 million tickets available for the first
World Cup in Brazil since 1950, more than 2.3
million have already been allocated, mostly to
Brazilian fans.

FIFA said about 1.5 million tickets went to the
general public, with the rest accounting for
hospitality programs, commercial affiliates and
other groups.

The last-minute sales phase is expected to start
on April 15, also on a first-come, first-serve
basis.

A random draw for high-demand matches took place
in the previous rounds for the 64 matches.

The number of available tickets for Wednesday’s
round was higher than the 160,000 originally
announced due to tickets returned by sponsors and
the hospitality program, as well as unpaid tickets
from the previous sales stage, FIFA said.

FIFA originally said tickets for two second-round
matches and for two group matches in Manaus —
England vs. Italy and United States vs. Portugal
— also wouldn’t be available beginning on
Wednesday because of high demand previously. It
didn’t say exactly how many tickets will now be
available for those matches.

The matches with the highest demand so far were
the opener between Brazil and Croatia on June 12
in Sao Paulo and the final at Maracana Stadium on
July 13 in Rio de Janeiro. The semifinals will be
in Sao Paulo and in Belo Horizonte.

FIFA said fans from 212 countries and territories
have already secured tickets. Brazilians got 57
percent of them, totaling 906,433. Americans
grabbed 125,465, followed by Colombians (60,231)
and Germans (55,666).

FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said recently
the 2014 tournament was “the most successful
World Cup” in terms of requests, with more than
10 million people trying to get a hold of tickets.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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