FIFA‘s officialWorld Cup ticketsfirstphase sale is over. After 20 days of availability, fans all around the world have had their chance to attempt to grab a spot in any of the upcoming matches of Qatar 2022. The number of requests confirms why thisis possiblythe biggest eventin sports.
Simply, 24 hours afterQatar 2022World Cup tickets sale started, FIFA shared that1.2million applications were submitted, being the host country at the top of theapplication list. Then, several countries from different continents appeared as the most interested in getting tickets.
This wasan openingrandom selectiondraw sales period, but it will not be the very only and last opportunity to get World Cup tickets. Fans whodo not geta positive answer to their requestwill have the chance to search for the available spots leftin Qatar 2022inthe upcomingfirst-come, first-served sales phase, whosestart date and time are to be announced.
How many World Cup ticketsrequestdid FIFA receivein the first sales period?
On its official website, FIFAshared that the fan’s answerto the official first phase sale periodwas massive. Unfortunately for theapplicants, this is not good news as thechances to be allowedto buy tickets for Qatar 2022 matches willbe reduced.
“Fans across the globe have proven their enthusiasm ahead of football’s biggest celebration as 17 million ticket requests were received in the first sales period of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which lasted just 20 days. The largest number of applicants came from the host country“, stated soccer’s main organization.
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadiumis one of the new stadiums built for theQatar 2022 World Cup. (Qatar 2022/Supreme Committee via Getty Images)
Behind the host country, tons of ticketapplicationswere received from countries such as the United States,Argentina, Brazil, England, France, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The most requestedmatch to attend in Qatar 2022 was the final one on December 18 at Lusail Stadium, with 1.8 million applications. The venue’s capacity is 80,000.
March 8 should be scheduled in the soccer fans’ agenda as the main date to know if theirWorld Cup ticketapplication was accepted or rejected. FIFA promised that every single request, successful, partially successful,orunsuccessful, would be notifiedof its status.
