Start of Ticket Sales for 2010 World Cup

Get your tickets for FIFA 2010; Buying tickets for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup starts from 20 February

On 20 February 2009 your wait to buy 2010 tickets will come to an end, as this is when tickets for the World Cup will go on sale, the FIFA Local Organising Committee in South Africa recently announced.

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In total, three million tickets will be available for the 64-match mega-tournament, which kicks off on 11 June 2010 and ends with the final on 11 July. [Start FIFA 2010][Final FIFA 2010]

Two million of the soccer world cup tickets for matches in 2010 will be available to the general public from mid-January 2009.

To apply for tickets for FIFA 2010, fans can log onto FIFA’s website or use paper applications, which can be processed at various outlets in South Africa as well as internationally through agents such as tour operators.

Another 120 000 world cup tickets will be distributed to people who have been involved in building stadiums and roads for the tournament.

Various restrictions on buying tickets for the 2010 Soccer World Cup will be in place, such as a maximum of four tickets per household for each match for up to seven matches.

South African citizens will have exclusive access to the cheapest of four categories of tickets. For information on prices for tickets for the 2010 Soccer World Cup read our overview of Ticket Prices 2010 Soccer World Cup.

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Get information on the Match Schedule for 2010 Soccer World Cup, and be sure to check out our updated 2010 Google Earth map.

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