Original title: Over 1.2 million tickets purchased on the first day of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
On the 19th local time, the first stage of pre-sale of tickets for the 2022 Qatar Football World Cup began. As of 13:00 on the 20th, Doha time, in the first 24 hours of pre-sale, fans from all over the world applied for more than 1.2 million tickets.
According to FIFA, fans have purchased more than 140,000 tickets for the final and 80,000 tickets for the opening match, the two most popular matches for fans. In terms of countries, the largest number of tickets purchased came from the host country Qatar, followed by Argentina, Mexico, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
The first stage of the ticket window period is from 13:00 on January 19 to 13:00 on February 8, Doha local time. If the number of tickets purchased exceeds the total number of pre-sale tickets, tickets will be allocated by random drawing. All subscribers will receive a notification on whether the subscription is successful before March 8, and pay the ticket online according to the specified process. The lowest ticket price is 40 Qatari riyals (about 70 yuan).
The Qatar World Cup will be held from November 21 to December 18 this year. (Headquarters reporter Zhao Yuanfang)