Latecomers, opportunists, and other last-minute enthusiasts, what are your chances of getting a ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar just days before the opening ceremony? And above all, at what cost?
last minute sale
“ The online last minute sales phase is currently open and will run until the end of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on December 18 says the official FIFA website.
So yes ! Last-minute interested parties officially have the option of purchasing a ticket on FIFA.com/tickets to attend the most prestigious competition to be held from November 20 to December 18.
“First come, first served“
FIFA first reminds all supporters that “tickets obtained from a source not expressly authorized by FIFA are not valid and will not be accepted“.
On its official website, places are allocated by name and obviously, subject to availability.
It will therefore be necessary to be patient since a queue has been set up for all supporters not residing in Qatar.
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Access to the portal is limited to 5 short minutes per connection and only works after having entered your identifiers and all of your contact details!
Available rates
The prices, indicated here in Qatari riyals (1 QAR = 0.27 EUR), are available during the last minute sales phase.
Photo credit: FIFA.com
It exists four categories of tickets for this 22th editing. Category 1 seats are the most expensive since they are located in the VIP areas of the various stadiums. Category 4 is exclusively reserved for permanent residents of Qatar and the other two categories vary depending on the speaker chosen.
For example, category 1 tickets for the grand final at the Lusail stadium were sold within the limit of 6 tickets per buyer, around 1550 euros per personregardless of age.
For a group stage match, you will need between 70 euros and 200 euros excluding booking fees, depending on the locations defined by category.
Unfortunately, the The first 3 matches of the France team and the knockout stage matches are no longer available. Only a few category 1 places are offered, such as for certain group stage matches, for example Tunisia-Australia November 26 at Al Janoub Stadium.
To have a chance of getting a ticket before the matches, you have to cross your fingers by checking availability via the ” check resale availability » on each match to be able to buy the tickets of the people who have withdrawn.
Buying tickets on site
Since October 18, 2022people already present on the spot also have the possibility of going to the main FIFA ticketing center (MTC) located at “Doha Exhibition and Convention Center” (DECC) or Ticketing Center (TCX) located at “Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena” (ABHA Arena in Al Sadd) to purchase their tickets.
These centers also serve as information points and provide customer service, as well as support for mobile tickets.
As with Euro 2021 and the Nations League Final Four, mobile tickets or ” MobileTickets » are in fact electronic tickets that can be kept by the buyer and his guests via a specially dedicated application.
A limited resale
Until the end of the competition, the official platform ” FIFA Ticketing » offers the possibility to ticket owners to obtain a partial refund of the original price, provided that it can be resold.
After having sold approximately 2.5 of the 3 million places available during the first two sales phases, FIFA sells since September 27 the last 500,000 places available under restricted conditions.
A few days before the launch of the opening of the competition, the majority of the remaining offers come from resale, at an obviously higher cost.
Beware, however, of unscrupulous resellers and illegitimate sources, sometimes offering complete packages to attend several matches. The International Federation warns the community about the illegality of a large number of online offers, and would mainly aim to avoid the chaos of the last Champions League final at the Stade de France…
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