The French football team is putting its title on the line this fall.
Usually in the summer, the next World Cup will take place from November 21 to December 18, 2022, weather conditions require.
This Wednesday, January 19, FIFA put on sale the first tickets for the world, with unbeatable prices - or not.
Prices from 10 to 1500 euros
Several categories of tickets have been put on sale by the international body.
The first prizes are eleven US dollars, or about ten euros.
However, they will only be accessible by the Qatari population.
According to FIFA itself, Qatar tops the list of countries requesting the most tickets.
Surprising for a territory with less than three million inhabitants.
For supporters from elsewhere, the cheapest ticket will be 61 euros.
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Also according to the organizer of the competition, 1.2 million tickets were sold in less than 24 hours, including 140,000 only for the final. According to our information, 2.3 million tickets have now been purchased, six days after the start of the sale. A huge success, not necessarily expected.
This last match of the competition which will not be played in Doha – which has several stadiums – but in Lusail, at the Iconic Stadium.
An enclosure that can only accommodate... 80,000 fans.
Tickets for this final will cost between 533 and 1422 euros.
Ticket packages are also available.
We then find packs for the group matches of a nation only, for several matches or the whole competition.
To follow the seven matches of the Blues from the Qatari bleachers, it will be necessary to pay a little more than 3800 euros.
Started on January 19, the first phase of opening the ticket office ends on February 8, before a draw on March 8.
A second phase under the adage of "
first come, first served
" will begin on April 1st.
A world cup for all?
“
The offer that is offered when the ticket office opens reflects our aim to bring football to as many fans as possible around the world
,” said Fatma Samoura, FIFA Secretary General.
According to the International Federation, Argentines, Mexicans and United States are the biggest ticket seekers for the competition.
France comes in tenth position.
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To have the privilege of being in a Qatari stadium this fall, accommodation and transport costs are added to the ticket prices.
Around 90,000 hotel rooms are provided for supporters from all over the world.
Qatar, which hoped to attract
at least
one million fans.
The health situation which also worries ten months before the opening of the competition.
Qatar has placed France, and around fifty countries, on the red list.
A dozen countries, mainly in Asia and Africa, are on the blacklist.
The network of supporters, bringing together some fifty countries, Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has already qualified this World Cup as “the
most expensive in history
”.
"
The cost to watch Qatar 2022 is significantly higher for most fans than previous World Cups
."
As you will have understood, it will not necessarily be easy to follow a match of this world championship from the stands.
