By Daily Sports on November 15, 2017

FIFA will on Thursday till 28 November, resume ticket sales for the world’s biggest single-sporting event in Russia next year.

The world soccer ruling body said on its website sales will open online at 12:00 Moscow time (10:00 Central European Time), on a first-come.

Already, 622,117 tickets were successfully allocated (subject to payment) upon conclusion of the first window of sales phase 1 on 12 October 2017.

Some 3,496,204 tickets had initially been requested with many ticket products and matches being heavily oversubscribed, requiring the allocation of tickets through a random selection draw process carried out in the presence of a public notary.

During this process FIFA also identified a number of ticket applications that were not eligible to enter into the random selection draw, for example ticket applications for team-specific ticket series for teams that are no longer able to qualify, as well as ticket applications that violated the household restrictions (of a max. of 4 tickets for up to 7 matches).

From the total number of applications, the majority have come from Russia, and based on the results of the Random Selection Draw process 57 per cent of tickets were allocated to Russian fans.

Tickets allocated to international fans account for 43 per cent of the total number of allocated tickets and the US, Chinese, German, Brazilian, Israeli, English, Finnish, Mexican and French fans all rank in the top ten.

During the upcoming sales period, fans will be able to purchase tickets in real time on FIFA.com/tickets with immediate confirmation of successful applications, subject to availability.

Football fans are advised to place their order as soon as the sales period opens, as high demand is expected and the remaining inventory following the random selection draw sales period is likely to sell out very quickly.

Tickets purchased during sales phases 1 and 2 will be delivered free of charge to fans in the weeks leading up to the tournament, with deliveries planned to start in April/May 2018 (subject to change).

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 15, 2017

Great to be back in Super Eagles —...

Kayode Odejaye joins fifth tier club in England...

Croatia v England: Three Lions have shot at...

CAF Confederations Cup: Enyimba shine in South Africa,...

US TV host donates $100,000 to paralysed Nigerian...

Eight-Year-Old Female Boxer Thrills Sports Minister