By Akram Medhat
FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football, announced on its official website the ticket prices for World Cup Russia 2018 matches, the dates of their actual sale, and the dates of their delivery to fans from participating countries who obtain them.
According to the FIFA website, 2018 World Cup match tickets are divided into 4 categories, with prices varying according to the tournament rounds (group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final). 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 application phase that ended last week, 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.
Table of World Cup Russia 2018 match ticket prices for fans from outside the Russian Federation:
Match | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Opening match | $550 | $390 | $220 |
Group stage | $210 | $165 | $105 |
Round of 16 | $245 | $185 | $115 |
Quarterfinals | $365 | $255 | $175 |
Semifinals | $750 | $480 | $285 |
Third and fourth place | $365 | $255 | $175 |
Final | $1,100 | $710 | $455 |
Applicants whose requests were successful, partially successful or unsuccessful will be notified of the results of their applications by next November 16 at the latest.
The first sales phase resumes next November 16 with a first-come, first-served sales period, during which fans will be able to buy tickets on FIFA.com/tickets with immediate confirmation of whether their request was successful. This period will end on November 28, and tickets bought during it will be delivered free of charge to football fans in the weeks before the tournament, with ticket delivery starting next April and May. Tickets can be purchased using Visa cards, FIFA's official payment services partner, other accepted payment cards or bank transfers.
It is worth noting that FIFA has so far received more than 3.5 million ticket purchase requests for the 2018 World Cup matches in Russia since the first ticket sales phase began on September 14. Requests for opening match tickets reached 150,000, and 300,000 for the final, and Egyptian fans were among the top ten most eager to buy match tickets.
To book World Cup Russia 2018 match tickets on FIFA's official website, click here
World Cup Russia 2018 matches will be held in 11 Russian cities: Moscow, Sochi, Samara, Saransk, Yekaterinburg, Saint Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Kazan, Kaliningrad and Nizhny Novgorod.
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