FIFA says 2.95 million World Cup tickets sold, FIFA announced on Sunday that nearly three million World Cup tickets had been sold, and that the event had contributed to record breaking revenues of $7.5 billion over the previous four years. 2.95 million tickets had been sold as of Sunday’s opening day, a FIFA spokesman told AFP.
FIFA says 2.95 million World Cup tickets sold
Despite unfavorable press surrounding Qatar’s hosting, the World Cup’s commencement has generated a surge in interest in the 64 matches spread across 29 days. Fans claim significant waits to access the official online ticket portal as lines have formed outside the FIFA ticket center in Doha. Russia 2018, with just over 2.4 million tickets sold, has already been surpassed by Qatar.
The main markets, according to the spokesman, are Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, France, India, and Brazil. Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, stated earlier that the global organization’s four-year income were anticipated to reach $7.5 billion by the end of the year. More than $1 billion more has been made in revenue than was anticipated four years ago.
The “amazing figures” came “in spite of Covid, in spite of various crises around the world,” Infantino told the 211 member associations. Infantino is expected to win re-election without opposition at a congress in March because no challengers entered the race in time to compel a vote. This year, new regulations governing football agents, he promised. Additionally, Infantino stated that he wanted to see a larger Club World Cup and more matches between regional national teams. We have some solid concepts, he continued.