2010 Ticket Requests Top 1 Million

Demand for the first batch of tickets for the 2010 World Cup has surpassed expectations, with more than a million online requests. This doesn't include South African applications presented at locations within the country, though local demand is expected to be relatively low.

By Thursday, online applications for more than one million tickets had been received from over 160 countries via Fifa.com for the 743 000 available tickets for sale at this stage.

This excludes any applications handed in by South African residents at FNB branches in the host country.

The number of applications has far exceeded Fifa and the Local Organising Committee’s expectations.

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Million plus WC tickets wanted
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March 28, 2009