WHO APPLIED FOR WC TIX in 1st. stage.

I applied for 4 tickets TST-4 category 3. Looking back on it now, I should've applied for TST-5.

Regardless of if I get these or not, I'll probably try to get a few more matches in the later phases.

Today is the 1st phase drawing.

Good Luck !

Let's see who gets lucky.

We're going to need a "lot"" of luck to receive a "successful e-mail from FIFA.



Random selection draw for the first phase of ticket sales completed (FIFA.com) Thursday 16 April 2009
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The random selection draw for the first phase of ticket sales for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ took place yesterday afternoon at the UK offices of MATCH Services, the professional services company selected by FIFA to provide a turn-key ticketing solution for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, located at SEAMOS House, Cheadle, England. The procedure, completed by a computer program, included all oversubscribed matches (52), as well as all team-specific ticket series for all those teams that were oversubscribed (39). The random selection draw lasted about two hours and was conducted in the presence of Public Notary Miss Valerie Howard. Following the completion of the random selection draw, the successful applications were validated one last time to identify any multiple applications that may have got through earlier electronic checks.

Each applicant was able to apply for a maximum of four tickets per match and for a maximum of seven matches only. Out of the total of 1,862,319 tickets requested from 205 countries, 555,871 tickets were drawn successfully. Of those, 245,948 tickets were drawn to South African residents - this corresponds to 44 per cent of all tickets successfully drawn during this first phase of ticket sales. Outside the host country, the highest number of tickets drawn was to residents of the United States (69,208 tickets), followed by the United Kingdom (39,421 tickets) and Germany (29,330 tickets). From the applications received, the most popular team was England, for which a total of 228,822 team-specific tickets (TST) were requested and for which the total number of available TSTs was 8,895. With regard to individual match tickets, the most popular ticket category was Category 4 and the most heavily oversubscribed match was the final, by a factor of 3,000 per cent.

"The whole draw procedure worked smoothly. Of course, we would have liked to please even more football fans at this stage, but there will be other ticket sales phases, the next one starting on 4 May. By implementing an electronic random selection draw, we are able to guarantee that the whole procedure remains fair and all applicants have an equal chance. This is very important to us," said David Will, FIFA Honorary Vice-President and chairman of the FIFA Ticketing Sub-Committee.

"We are obviously happy to see the huge number of South Africans that have successfully secured tickets for next year's FIFA World Cup. But of course we will continue to encourage all other South Africans as well as fellow Africans to apply for their tickets during the second phase so as not to miss out on this once in a lifetime experience," emphasised Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa.

Between today and the end of April 2009, all applicants will be informed via e-mail or SMS whether they were completely or partially successful or whether they were unsuccessful in securing all the tickets they applied for. Applicants who do not receive any correspondence by the end of this month should contact:

Residents of South Africa:
Post: 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Ticketing Centre (FWCTC) PO Box 4928, Cresta, 2118, South Africa
E-mail: enquiries@2010FWCTC.co.za
Phone: 083 123 2010
SMS: 083 123 2010

International General Public:
Post: 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Ticketing Centre (FWCTC) Aurorastrasse 100, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
E-mail: enquiries@2010FWCTC.com
Fax: +41 43222 6800

Those who were unlucky this time will be able to submit further ticket requests from 4 May 2009, when the second ticket phase commences. It will remain open until 16 November 2009. During this second sales phase, tickets will be allocated on a "first come, first served, subject to availability" basis, i.e. applications will be processed in the order they are received. Tickets will be ready for collection at FIFA venue ticketing centres from April 2010.







Terminado el sorteo de entradas de la primera fase de ventas(FIFA.com) Jueves 16 de abril de 2009
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El sorteo de la primera fase de venta de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2010 se llevó a cabo ayer por la tarde en las oficinas del Reino Unido de MATCH Services, compañía de servicios profesionales seleccionada por la FIFA para brindar soluciones operativas a la gestión de entradas para la Copa Mundial 2010, domiciliada en la SEAMOS House, en Cheadle, Inglaterra. El procedimiento, realizado mediante un programa informático, incluyó todos los partidos (52) en los que hubo mayor demanda que entradas en venta, así como 39 series de entradas para un equipo específico de todas las selecciones que tuvieron mayor demanda que oferta. El sorteo duró casi dos horas y se hizo en presencia de la notaria pública Srta. Valerie Howard. Una vez terminado el acto, se procedió a validar por última vez las solicitudes afortunadas para tratar de encontrar personas que hubieran hecho varias solicitudes y que pudieran haberse omitido en previos controles electrónicos.

Cada solicitante podía pedir solamente un máximo de 4 entradas por partido, para un máximo de 7 partidos. Del total de 1.862.319 entradas solicitadas en 205 países, 555.871 fueron efectivamente atribuidas. De éstas, 245.948 fueron para residentes sudafricanos - lo que corresponde a un 44% del total sorteado en esta primera fase. Fuera del país anfitrión, el mayor número de entradas sorteado fue para residentes de Estados Unidos (69.208 entradas), seguido por el Reino Unido (39.421) y Alemania (29.330). De las solicitudes recibidas, el equipo más popular fue Inglaterra, para el que se solicitó un total de 228.822 entradas para un equipo específico. El total disponible de esta clase era 8.895 entradas. En cuanto a las entradas para un solo partido, la categoría más popular fue la Categoría 4 y el encuentro con más demanda fue la final, que alcanzó un factor del 3,000 %.

"El sorteo se desarrolló sin contratiempos. Claro que nos gustaría haber agraciado a más aficionados en esta fase inicial, pero habrá otras oportunidades. La próxima comenzará el 4 de mayo. Con el sorteo de selección electrónico, podemos garantizar que todo el procedimiento sea justo y que todos los solicitantes tengan las mismas oportunidades. Esto es algo que es muy importante para nosotros", dijo David Will, Vicepresidente Honorario de la FIFA y Presidente de la Subcomisión de Gestión de Entradas de la FIFA.

"Por supuesto que nos alegra ver la cantidad enorme de sudafricanos que han podido conseguir entradas para la próxima Copa Mundial. No obstante, trataremos de animar a toda la población de Sudáfrica y a otros países africanos a que soliciten sus entradas en la segunda fase para que no vayan a perderse esta ocasión única que se les presenta en la vida", recalcó Danny Jordaan, Director Ejecutivo del Comité Organizador de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Sudáfrica 2010.

A partir de hoy y hasta finales de abril se informará a todos los solicitantes, por correo electrónico o SMS, si lograron, total o parcialmente, obtener las entradas que habían solicitado. Si los solicitantes no reciben ninguna correspondencia hasta fines de este mes, deberán ponerse en contacto con:


Residentes de Sudáfrica:
Dirección postal: 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Ticketing Centre (FWCTC) PO Box 4928, Cresta, 2118, Sudáfrica
E-mail: enquiries@2010FWCTC.co.za
Teléfono: 083 123 2010
SMS: 083 123 2010


Público Internacional:
Dirección postal: 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Ticketing Centre (FWCTC) Aurorastrasse 100, 8032 Zurich, Suiza
E-mail: enquiries@2010FWCTC.com
Fax: +41 43222 6800

This is the one thing that has gone out the door since having a kid. I had a seperate account that no loved one and even my gf did not know about which was solely for the world cup. Now thats going towards a house. :-( all i know is my gf better not go into bitch mode when in may 2010 that 120" HD Projector gets installed in the Media room or the 73" lcd goes in the living room.

Yes! Yes! :

I just cheked mi credit card pending charges & says PENDING $ 4,312.OO

which means = to 4 cat 1 TST-5 follow your team Mexico.

I have not received the fifa's e-mail yet.

Let you know when I get it.

I dont have anything like that so I take it either the charge was immediately declined or I didnt get chosen

That's awesome VAMOS!

Perndog, there's still hope for us. Wait til Friday before giving up hope.

Thank you Bravo, I wish you good luck to you too, dont' give up hope yet.

Let us know guys when you get the good news!

Cograts buki!

Check up the tread in the "Fifa & its tournaments seccion", there are several guys with similar problems.

What matches did you get?

My post in the "FIFA and Tournaments" forum:

Congrats bravo!

You finally got them c@bron, see you in SA.

I,m sure is for el TRI.

Thanks! Yes, finally. Of course it's for Mexico! See you there!

Thanks and congrats to you too! If I didn't get the TST-6, I was just going to start applying for random games. Hopefully, at least one of yours is for a Mexico game.

Hopefully somebody can help me....

I procrastinated for so long it looks like I might be out of luck b/c when I went to apply for WC tickets today the option to follow Mexico is no there.

Anybody have any info how I can still manage to score some tix to follow Mexico in 2010?

And congrats to those who have already purchased theirs. I'm envious

No one knows for sure, but you probably have to wait until November when Phase 3 starts to attempt to get Mexico TSTs.

How are the packages that the FMF sale and how much do they go for..