By Akram Medhat
FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football, revealed that it received about 3.5 million ticket purchase requests for the 2018 World Cup matches in Russia from the start of the first ticket sales phase on September 14 until that phase ended on October 12 this month. Most requests came from Russia, while international demand for tickets accounted for 30%.
Egyptian fans were among the top ten most eager to buy tickets, and the number of requests for opening match tickets reached 150,000, with 300,000 for the final.
FIFA added that the list of the ten countries with the most ticket requests included Russia, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, the United States, Colombia, Egypt, China and Poland.
FIFA said tickets are divided into 4 categories, with prices varying according to the stage of the tournament. Categories 1 to 3 are allocated to fans from outside Russia and priced in dollars, while Category 4 is reserved for Russian fans only and priced in rubles. The actual ticket sales phase, with tickets allocated according to booking precedence in the request phase, begins next November 16 and ends on the 28th of the same month.
Match ticket prices range from $105 to $1,100, including taxes, with Category 3 tickets for group matches the cheapest, while prices peak in Category 1 for the final, to be held on July 15, 2018.
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