"Unsurprisingly, demand has been far higher than in the first phase as 'first come, first served' applies this time round".
June 25, 2006 (Press Release) --
"Unsurprisingly, demand has been far higher than in the first phase as 'first come, first served' applies this time round," Wolfgang Niersbach (photo) reported on Tuesday after a busy first 24 hours of the second ticket sales phase. The FIFA World Cup server registered some 9,000 hits per second during the first few hours in another massive show of worldwide interest. By midday on Tuesday, the site was still receiving an average of 1,500 hits per second.
However, server capacities proved sufficient to deal with the high level of demand, echoing the technical success in early February when the first 2006 FIFA World Cup tickets went on sale. Some customers reported long waiting times before the final sales and payment procedure began. Waiting times are expected to reduce significantly as demand settles over the next few days.
TSTs are the only ticket type on offer in the second sales phase. Between Monday midday and the same time on Tuesday, 13,771 applicants had ordered 30,199 Team Specific Tickets. TSTs provide tickets for a specified number of matches, from three group matches with a TST-3, rising to seven games including the final with a TST-7.
Commented OC vice-president Niersbach at a news conference in Frankfurt on Tuesday: "Thirteen countries were sold out at the end of the first phase. As of midday Tuesday, tickets are no longer available for a further 11 nations." The first phase saw a run on the most famous names in world football, including FIFA World Cup holders Brazil, hosts Germany, England, Argentina, Italy and Spain, and the second phase has clearly attracted other well-informed ticket hunters. "The Ukraine TST was much sought-after. Many fans are well aware Ukraine currently lead European qualifying Group 2," Niersbach explained.
At the current time, the following 24 team series are sold out: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, USA, Switzerland, Sweden and Ukraine. However, tickets remain available for 81 nations.
Source: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
However, server capacities proved sufficient to deal with the high level of demand, echoing the technical success in early February when the first 2006 FIFA World Cup tickets went on sale. Some customers reported long waiting times before the final sales and payment procedure began. Waiting times are expected to reduce significantly as demand settles over the next few days.
TSTs are the only ticket type on offer in the second sales phase. Between Monday midday and the same time on Tuesday, 13,771 applicants had ordered 30,199 Team Specific Tickets. TSTs provide tickets for a specified number of matches, from three group matches with a TST-3, rising to seven games including the final with a TST-7.
Commented OC vice-president Niersbach at a news conference in Frankfurt on Tuesday: "Thirteen countries were sold out at the end of the first phase. As of midday Tuesday, tickets are no longer available for a further 11 nations." The first phase saw a run on the most famous names in world football, including FIFA World Cup holders Brazil, hosts Germany, England, Argentina, Italy and Spain, and the second phase has clearly attracted other well-informed ticket hunters. "The Ukraine TST was much sought-after. Many fans are well aware Ukraine currently lead European qualifying Group 2," Niersbach explained.
At the current time, the following 24 team series are sold out: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, USA, Switzerland, Sweden and Ukraine. However, tickets remain available for 81 nations.
Source: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
Email
Print
SPAM
LEAVE A COMMENT
