UAE fans to receive ticket allocation for Australia play-off match

The United Arab Emirates Football Association has acquired 5,000 tickets for UAE supporters to attend its Asian World Cup play-off match against Australia in Qatar next month. It was announced on Thursday last week that the UAE FA had organised the ticket allocation with the Asian Football Confederation, ahead of the game against Australia on …

FIFA boasts further 23.5 million World Cup ticket requests 

Some 23.5 million ticket requests were made for the most recent random selection draw sales period for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Football fans tried their hand at securing tickets for the tournament later this year in the sale period that closed on Thursday last week. The sales phase followed the tournament’s final draw, …

Ghana opts for e-ticket platform for football games

Ghana’s Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has launched an e-ticketing platform to make it easier for football fans to purchase match tickets online for numerous venues across the country. Ussif unveiled the e-ticket platform recently at the 40,528-capacity Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti before Ghana’s World Cup play-off first leg against …

FIFA releases remaining Qatar 2022 tickets following initial sales period 

FIFA, football’s global governing body, is offering fans the chance to grab tickets for this year’s World Cup in Qatar, following the conclusion of the initial sales period. The first sales phase, which saw a random selection draw take place, has ended with remaining tickets from this phase now on sale. Tickets will remain on …

Basketball World Cup tickets go on sale for host nations 

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has today (Tuesday) launched tickets for the 2023 Basketball World Cup in host nations Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. FIBA has launched the tickets for the three countries, with next year’s World Cup taking place from August 25 to September 10. The second window of qualifiers for the tournament has …

World Cup attracts 17 million ticket applications

Some 17 million tickets have been requested in the first application window for this year’s FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar.  The first sales period for the tournament lasted just under three weeks and finished yesterday (Tuesday) with the largest number of applicants coming from the host nation.  FIFA also saw applications from footballing fanatics …

World Cup hospitality opens up to England fans

England football fans can now book their seats for this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar through ticket-inclusive hospitality packages from MATCH Hospitality. The sports hospitality company, which has eight offices around the world, is responsible for the FIFA Hospitality Programme and offers different levels of hospitality packages for the World Cup. ‘MATCH Club’ is …

Applications for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tickets now open

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket application phase launched today (Wednesday) with a range of prices and packages to attract local and global fans, including a special fourth category that allows local residents to secure tickets for as little as QAR 40 (£8/$11/€10). During the initial sales period which ends on February 8, fans …