About 2.45 million tickets have been sold so far for this year’s World Cup in Qatar after over half a million were snapped up in the latest sales period, football organizers announced on Thursday.
FIFA said that 520,532 were sold in the period between July 5 and August 16, with Qatar, the United States, England, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, France, Argentina, Brazil, and Germany the leading countries of residence for those purchasing match tickets.
FIFA stated that the most popular games for ticket sales include Brazil’s group-phase encounters against Cameroon and Serbia, Portugal’s meeting with Uruguay, Costa Rica’s clash with Germany, and Australia against Denmark.
In June organizers said there had been “record-breaking” demand for tickets at a time when 1.2 million had been sold.
That figure has now more than doubled, with total ticket sales including those going to partners of FIFA, federations, and hospitality, as well as to the general public.
There are 3,010,679 tickets available altogether, with FIFA saying a “last-minute” sales period will open in the run-up to the start of the tournament at a date still to be confirmed.
