Going to Qatar 2022: tickets, accommodations, etc. (non-politics)

Discussion in 'World Cup 2022 - Qatar' started by Danny Ascencio, Oct 22, 2021.

  1. Marius Tresor

    Marius Tresor Member+

    Aug 1, 2014
    #10101 Marius Tresor, Jul 9, 2022
    Last edited: Jul 9, 2022
    You might be right. I hope so.

    I really don't want to worry about missing the World Cup just because I might test positive before traveling, even fully vaccinated/boosted, with no symptoms.
     
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  2. Xavierbananas

    Xavierbananas Member

    Chivas
    Mexico
    Jun 24, 2022
    Just like the last FCFS phase
     
  3. Ajja216

    Ajja216 Member

    Saudi Arabia
    Jun 4, 2022
    True and I 100% understand. I live in a neighboring country and I also would feel the pain of not being able to attend after paying a lot of money. Completely justified from your side. I hope things get better and we can enjoy it.
     
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  4. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Question, after submitting the main ticker holder Hayya card, do I have to wait for it to be approved before submitting the gust applications, or do I just repeat the process for the people going with me?
     
  5. NCCFBALL

    NCCFBALL Member+

    Apr 19, 2007
    ITALY
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Rinse repeat, you don't need to wait
     
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  6. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I need different Emails for each guest right.
     
  7. NNNJJJ

    NNNJJJ Member

    Chelsea FC, USSF Referee
    United States
    Oct 26, 2017
    San Francisco
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They may be better off just letting people catch it and build up the immunity. You can't escape BA.5 forever.
     
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  8. nighthawk_2002

    Manchester United
    Australia
    Apr 14, 2022
    Melbourne
    you can let them do it for themselves, granted they are able to ofc. and yes, hayya cards for guests can be applied at same time as the main applicant
     
  9. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Not just a Bud zero but a $14 Bud zero.
     
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  10. DHMGKorea

    DHMGKorea Member

    Chelsea
    South Korea
    Oct 11, 2016
    Chicago
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    has anyone been able to make any changes to accommodations yet? they keep telling me I should be able to add a guest to my accommodation as long as it doesn't go past the max capacity, "soon" but I've gotten that "soon" for the past few months, so just wanted to see if anyone has been able to make any changes yet
     
  11. mazinio

    mazinio Member+

    Apr 16, 2014
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Photoshop was created exactly for these situations :p
     
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  12. André Varejão de Azevedo

    Sport Club do Recife
    Brazil
    May 19, 2018
    Recife
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    It works like the FCFS phase, but once opened it extends until hours before each match, except for a few occasional few days closings when they usually reopen with "big" ticket drop.

    Usually opens two months before the cup kick-off.
     
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  13. Marius Tresor

    Marius Tresor Member+

    Aug 1, 2014
    Haha. I guess the test on arrival is the bigger problem, if they keep it.
     
  14. RegularGuy

    RegularGuy Member

    Jun 17, 2009
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anyone flying Turkish, check your reservation occasionally. They just did a major schedule update. I had a very minor change and while they held the new flight for me, I had to call to reticket. Would not have known without checking. I was definitely not ok to fly until I called and had the ticket reissued. In my case it was an equipment change, but they seem a bit disorganized in general over at TK.
     
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  15. Palermo10

    Palermo10 Member

    Apr 7, 2005
    San Diego
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    I was also getting the "soon" line and the other day I was given the "in the next few days" line
     
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  16. Shahabp

    Shahabp Member

    May 1, 2022
    Queensland, Australia
    Also, printed Fan ID cards trial has been a disaster in the test event last year. Apparently they had so many problems with printed Fan IDs that they abandoned it mid-tournament. See here and here. So I don't think they'll repeat that experience.
     
  17. Shahabp

    Shahabp Member

    May 1, 2022
    Queensland, Australia
    Y'all have read this right?
    The only apparent measures/conditions are:
    • Being fully vaccinated,
    • Conditions outlined here (negative pre-departure PCR test applies to most visitors. One day quarantine applies to Red list (mostly countries supplying Qatar workforce),
    • Green Ehteraz tick,
    • Wearing masks at public transport, and
    • Random temperature checks.
    So, under current measures what you worry about is quite likely. But it could change...
     
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  18. herewegoagain

    herewegoagain Member

    Jun 12, 2018
    Fellow BigSoccer members & visitors...

    https://qatarscanner.com is a very simple ticket scanner I created to help you all get your tickets when they restock. It shows you the current availability of tickets and allows you to set up audio alarms when tickets in certain categories per match become available. This kind of scanner is only useful during these early phases of ticket drops. In a few months, when demand gets higher and drops smaller, an alarm like this will not be sufficient enough.

    Not affiliated with FIFA or the FIFA World Cup and it's provided as is.

    For visitors:
    This thread is probably the best source of information about the event in English- people here will work to purchase the tickets they still need. You might not believe it, but this is actually early enough to get all your tickets. I recommend you create an account, be active and helpful to others. Members here help each other out with each respective release of tickets and with other helpful information related to the country, entertainment, accommodation, etc.

    I'll try to host this scanner publicly for as long as I can. In case usage & hosting costs get too high, I'll have to make it private. If this becomes the case, only active members from this board will get access to the scanner.


    Instructions:

    Availability for the 64 matches are shown as 'Mxx I123 D1234' strings, which represents the category of tickets available in the international and domestic ticketing portal, respectively. If a certain category is not available, it's represented as a dot. The availability map is auto updated ONCE every 60 seconds. Having this scanner opened in multiple tabs or reloading the page manually won't make it faster, I promise you. It is best to have only ONE tab open with the scanner.

    Alarms are audio alarms that you can configure to play when certain tickets become available.
    EXAMPLE: To add an active alarm for Match 8 while searching for Cat3 tickets in the international portal, you input +M08I3. To remove this aforementioned active alarm, you input -M08I3 and hit "Enter". You can set up to 20 alarms. These are NOT shared with the server. Make sure to hit "Enter" after each string.

    I have included a nonexistent match, M65, so you can test and make sure the alarm is working. The server will return availability for M65 at every 10 minute mark. Browsers tend to block audio autoplays, so after the first test you'll be able to allow audio autoplay for this domain. Again, Match 65 (nonexistent match) is ONLY FOR TESTING!

    This scanner should be used only on desktop browsers, since mobile browsers severely limit background tabs. Even on the desktop, you might consider running it in a browser you don't normally use, in order to make it the only tab opened. For instance, if you use Google Chrome as your daily browser, I suggest you run this scanner as the only tab in a Firefox.

    If someone needs assistance, please help them out =)
     
  19. brasileiragem

    brasileiragem Member

    Real Madrid
    Brazil
    May 21, 2018
    legend
     
  20. prubio

    prubio Member

    Jul 20, 2015
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Thanks @herewegoagain! This should be really helpful! La leyenda regresa!
     
  21. zenzei

    zenzei Member

    Jul 6, 2014
    Club:
    Racing Club de Avellaneda
    Amazing you're the man.
     
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  22. JJAX

    JJAX Member

    Jun 9, 2022
    This is great, thank you!
     
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  23. prubio

    prubio Member

    Jul 20, 2015
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Testing on firefox single tab for match 65 +M65I1
    I allowed permissions for audio and video but still don´t get the sound
    anyone with the same problems?
     
  24. prubio

    prubio Member

    Jul 20, 2015
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Never mind, just got the alarm to work!
     
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  25. herewegoagain

    herewegoagain Member

    Jun 12, 2018
    You can instantly test with any match that has availability right now. Eg: M35D1 as of now. Add it and reload page. It should sound a sequence of beeps every reload. Once all availability is gone, we only have M65 every 10 minutes to test it.
     
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