World
Cup Germany 2006 - Ticket Information
As with any major international tournament, demand for
tickets always exceeds supply. This section will help
you track down tickets you need for the finals. Prices
for tickets will be in 4 categories for the each of
the 64 matches starting at €35 right up to €600.
Prices increases as the tournament progresses (the opening
match is more expensive that the other group matches).
The
latest round of ticket sales for the World Cup saw
nearly 700,000 orders placed for over 6 million tickets.
Only 250,000 tickets were available for this stage
so there will be a lot of disappointed people. The
vast majority of applications came from Europe with
fans desparate for tickets to see their teams. This
was the first round of sales after the draw for the
groups was made. The application period for this round
of sales is closed and a ballot will be drawn on 31st
January and 2 further sales are planned:
15th
February 2006 to 15 April 2006
1 May 2006 to 9th July 2006
Tickets
are allocated to various groups of people including:
Participating member associations, non-participating
member associations, sponsors, and general sale. These
groups are free to chose how they allocate tickets.
Obviously, there will also be a huge black market
both via the web and around the stadia on match days.
If you chose to buy tickets from unofficial sources,
please be aware there are no guarantees your tickets
will be delivered or are even genuine. You could easily
end up losing your money. If you want to risk purchasing
tickets from unofficial sources, there are several
internet based companies offering tickets which can
easily be found on any search engine. In addition,
individuals also sell tickets on auction websites
such as EBay. If you want an idea of what tickets
could cost you, England v Brazil in WC 2002 were going
for about US$2,500 and England v France in Euro 2004
were going for about €500. These are extreme
cases and depending on the teams involved, it may
be possible to get tickets for less than face-value
from the black market.
Ticket Prices
Each match will have tickets in 4 different price
categories (1 - 4, 1 being the highest). The price
below is listed in Euros (€), includes VAT and
free travel on public transport to the stadium. Please
note, these are prices when tickets are purchased
from FIFA or national Football Associations. They
will also be subject to a additional handling fee.
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Category 1
|
Category 2
|
Category 3
|
Category 4
|
|
Opening match
|
300
|
180
|
115
|
65
|
|
Group
matches
|
100
|
60
|
45
|
35
|
|
Last
16
|
120
|
75
|
60
|
45
|
|
Quarter
finals
|
180
|
110
|
85
|
55
|
|
Semi
finals
|
400
|
240
|
150
|
90
|
|
3rd
place play-off
|
120
|
75
|
60
|
45
|
|
Final
|
600
|
360
|
220
|
120
|
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