How much are they worth and how to buy tickets for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?

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The fever for the Qatar 2022 World Cup is at a peak this week due to this Friday's draw that will define the groups and the table towards the final of the greatest soccer event on the planet.

• Qatar 2022 World Cup draw: format, pots, schedule and how to watch on television and online

And while the ball is still several months away from rolling on Qatar's playing fields, fans have been showing great interest in this year's World Cup for months now.

And ticket sales are proof of that.

FIFA divides ticket sales for the 2022 Qatar World Cup into three phases.

The first began on January 19 and ended on Tuesday, March 29.

In this, more than 800,000 tickets were sold, according to a statement from the soccer body.

"These are the ten countries from which the highest number of tickets have been purchased: Qatar, the United States, England, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, India, Brazil, Argentina and Saudi Arabia," FIFA added in the statement.

How much are tickets to the Qatar 2022 World Cup?

According to the FIFA site, the prices are divided into categories ranging from 1 to 4.

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"Category 1 is the most expensive and is located in the preferred areas of the stadium. Categories 2 and 3 are located in a separate area of ​​the stadium from category 1. Category 4 is an area of ​​the stadium separate from the areas that comprise categories 1, 2 and 3. This category is reserved exclusively for residents of Qatar", indicates the agency.

Likewise, in addition to the four categories, there is also an accessibility price, which corresponds to "tickets aimed at people with disabilities and people with reduced mobility".

Taking into account the above, these are the prices for individual tickets.

FIFA also makes available tickets for team subscription (with which you can enter three, four or up to seven matches of the team of your choice) and also tickets for stadium subscription (which allows you to go to four matches in four stadiums). different).

To find out the prices of those tickets, click here.

How to buy tickets?

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As already mentioned, there are three phases to be able to acquire tickets.

In phase 1 (which has already ended) and in phase two, two moments are enabled to buy: one for sale by lottery and another for sale by request (that is, by order of arrival).

To give you an idea, the phase 1 raffle sale started from January 19 and ended on February 7.

In this, fans requested 17 million tickets, according to FIFA;

however, of that total amount, only a few lucky ones were selected by lottery.

Then, from March 23 to 29, the phase 1 sales by request began, which fans must hurry as a limited number of tickets are sold directly.

When adding the sale by lottery and the sale by request of phase 1, the number of tickets sold was 804,186.

Now, if you missed phase 1, don't worry.

Ticket sales for phase 2 will start on Tuesday, April 5 at 12:00 pm Doha time (Qatar's capital) or 5:00 am ET.

To buy your ticket for phase 2 that begins on April 5, you must go to the FIFA.com/en/tickets website on that day and follow the instructions that will be indicated.

Be sure to constantly check the site before April 5th for any updates.

Also, have a VISA card ready for your purchase, since it is the only one that is accepted.

Finally, FIFA mentions that phase 3 is for last-minute sales and you can only buy on a first-come, first-served basis.

The agency has not said the date on which this phase will take place.

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