The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed Match Hospitality Asia as its exclusive provider of commercial hospitality for the upcoming Asian Cup in Qatar. Qatar was announced as the replacement host last year, taking over from China which relinquished its rights to hold the event due to ongoing complications caused by the country’s response to …
Qatar’s FIFA World Cup visitor expectations fall short
Qatar welcomed just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the FIFA World Cup, a stark contrast to the 1.2 million tourists expected by organisers. According to Reuters, which has seen an organisers’ report, Qatari officials predicted the peak period for international visitors to be between November 24-28 during the group stage. …
FIFA World Cup turns to identity solutions provider HID
HID, a provider of identity solutions, has announced that it is the smart ticket producer of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the third time HID has worked with the FIFA World Cup. This year, the company provided a fully custom solution for outer-perimeter access control and all exit gates. The World Cup …
Extra tickets made available for Morocco vs Spain
FIFA has allocated an extra 5,000 tickets for Morocco’s World Cup last 16 match against Spain tomorrow (Tuesday) night. Morocco’s national team revealed the news on Twitter yesterday, and said: “After great efforts made by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the International Federation of Football (FIFA) has allocated 5,000 tickets for the match that will …
England fans warned against ticket touts ahead of Senegal game
England fans have been warned against using ticket touts to score last-minute tickets for the FIFA World Cup clash with Senegal. England will face Senegal at the 68,895-capacity Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday, after progressing from the group stages with two wins and a draw. According to an article from PA news agency, tickets for …
Hayya Card holders allowed to watch Qatar match for free
Hayya Card holders were allowed to enter Al Bayt Stadium without tickets for yesterday’s match between FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar and the Netherlands. Hayya Cards are Fan IDs needed for travelling to Qatar in order to enter the country, stadiums and access free transport. According to Tariq Panja, a reporter for the New York …
England vs Wales World Cup clash fails to sell out
Today’s (Tuesday’s) match between England and Wales at the World Cup in Qatar has failed to sell out. According to an article from MailOnline, tickets were still available through official channels yesterday. Resale sites have also seen a rise in the number of tickets to see Qatar’s final group match against the Netherlands, after the …
World Cup attendances stand at 94% after first round of group matches
FIFA World Cup attendances for the first round of group stage matches amounted to 94% compared to stadium capacities for the event. The World Cup in Qatar has also sold over three million tickets, with the highest attendance from the opening round going to the match between Brazil and Serbia at Lusail Stadium (pictured) on …
Continued ticketing woes for World Cup
Yesterday (Tuesday) brought more ticketing woes for the World Cup in Qatar, as fans continued to face issues with their digital tickets. On Monday, prior to England’s match with Iran, fans were faced with problems attempting to access Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. Guest were left waiting for hours after the FIFA Ticketing app …
Qatari authorities arrest FIFA World Cup ticket touts
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has revealed that its security authorities arrested three people for the unauthorised reselling of tickets to the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Three men of different nationalities were detained outside of official ticketing centres in Doha. The Ministry added that anyone who is found to violate the rules around reselling tickets could …