2003 FIFA Confederations Cup: U.S. Tickets Now Available

Form on-line at:

http://www.ussoccer.com/templates/includes/tickets/pix/Confed_tix.pdf

Just FYI, but strongly considering putting in for the Category III seating: not only is it the least expensive, but it should afford travelling U.S. fans and supporters the best opportunity to stand together where they can be most effective in cheering the team.

The Magpie

 

The differences between Cat I, Cat II, and Cat III are in terms of both price and seating location. The differences can be seen below:

Lyon: Plan du Stade de Gerland


St. Etienne: Plan du Stade Geoffroy Guichard


As you can see, Category III seating for each U.S. first round venue is behind the goal.

I've spoken to any number of people who've travelled to France '98, and they've suggested very good value for these seats: i.e., great view, inexpensive tickets.

I've been in contact with Jim Moorhouse at the USSF, and he stated the following: "You can assume (without a guarantee) that the tickets we receive from each category will be grouped together. There is always a chance that there could be a number crunch that means some will be spread out. But the likelihood of that is slim, as we don't expect huge numbers. So if you can coordinate with everyone to choose the same group, you should be good."

So in short, it's a pretty safe bet that each Category of ticket will be in the form of a block, section of seats, however you chose to describe it. Right now those more vocal supporters I'm travelling with... Hell, they're all vocal, we're all going Category III.

At this point, it would seem the USSF hasn't yet received their tickets, and doesn't yet know in which section these tickets will be. However, I have ticket/seating plans for both Lyon and St. Etienne, so we should know rather easily where people will be grouped.

Obviously, I would love for us to be at field level behind the goal, as that would allow us the best opportunity to hang flags, banners, be loud, and be visible. Right now I'm aware of some 20 people heading over, and if we can all be in the same section of the stadium (Cat. III) that would be great.

Once again, tickets are now available for a limited time at:

http://www.ussoccer.com/templates/includes/tickets/pix/Confed_tix.pdf

The Magpie

 

Just for additional perspective, some actual photos of the first round stadia:

St. Etienne: Stade Geoffroy Guichard


Lyon: Stade de Gerland


The Magpie

 

Ahhhh, The Beggar's Bush:



Fond memories...

The Magpie

 

Just concentrate on the Guinness, just concentrate on the Guinness ;-)

The Magpie

 

Bump... gonna try and get some word from the USSF this week to get a sense of how many tickets were purchased. Hopefully we can also find out at some point which section will be in.

The Magpie

 

Single game tickets for the three U.S. opening round matches are no longer on sale, at least those offered through U.S. Soccer. The deadline for orders was April 30th I believe.

That doesn't mean there aren't tickets available for these matches, but you might have to sneak your way into the U.S. supporters section(s) depending on what tickets you get.

Hopefully we can get word from the Fed in the near future as to where those seats will be.

Hey, the more the merrier!

The Magpie

 

Word from the grapevine is that USSoccer received "about 180 orders" for single game first round tickets through the Federation's offer. Not bad considering the short amount of time to make the purchase, and remember, this number does not factor in those Americans who may have purchased block tickets by host city through FIFA.

Just FYI,

The Magpie