Sprint for 2010 tickets begins

After a person fills out the ticket application form and it is handed back to a teller at the FNB branch, the applicant will know within 10 days whether their application for a ticket or tickets has been approved.

Video detailing the step by step process for applying for 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets.

FIFA, however, on Friday announced that due to unforeseen delivery delays, not all FNB branches had received the printed ticket application forms for the start of the first phase of ticket sales.

FIFA did highlight though that all branches would be fully stocked by Monday.

“We kindly ask fans for patience and would like to remind them that the first ticket sales are not conducted on a first come, first serve basis.

“All the applicants who correctly apply for tickets between 20 February and 31 March 2009 will have an equal opportunity of obtaining the tickets for which they have applied,” FIFA said.

See more about the application process here.

The first sales phase will begin from 20 February until 31 March 2009, and all oversubscribed matches and ticket products will be entered into a random selection draw which will take place on 15 April 2009.

The second sales phase will run from 4 May until 16 November 2009 on a first-come-first-served basis with applications processed in the order they are received.

The third phase is a random selection draw phase running from 5 December 2009 until 22 January 2010.

The fourth sales phase is again run on a first-come-first-served basis between 9 February and 7 April 2010, while the fifth and final last minute sale phase between 15 April and 11 July 2010 will be for tickets that have become available due to unforeseen circumstances.

Ticket prices will range from Category 1-4 which includes:

• Category 1 - Prices range from $160 to $900
  
• Category 2 - Prices range from $120 to $600
  
• Category 3 - Prices range from $80 to $400
  
• Category 4 - Prices range from $20 to $150 (For South African citizens only)

All persons with disabilities can apply for Category 4 tickets.

The prices of the tickets is dependant on the category as well as whether the match is taking place during the group stages of the world cup, is either a qualifying round, opening or final match.

For more:

• Shine2010.co.za: 2010 World Cup tickets: On sale today at 13:00! [see graphs of ticket prices and match schedule]

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