Fans limited to 28 tickets each in early World Cup sales
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-19 14:51

Fans will be able to apply for a maximum 28 World Cup 2006 tickets, up to four tickets for up to seven games, when the first batch go on sale next month.

Logo of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Franz Beckenbauer, head of the 2006 World Cup organising committee, claims the sale of match tickets for the football showpiece in Germany is a mammoth task with black market internet providers keen to swell their coffers.[AFP]

A total of 850,000 tickets will be up for grabs in the first phase from February 1, organising committee vice-president Horst R. Schmidt told local media at a soccer technology conference in Hamburg on Tuesday.

Organisers will provide full details of the sales process on Monday.

Altogether around three million tickets will be available for the month-long tournament, generating an expected 200 million euros ($261 million).

Prices start at 35 euros ($45) for the lowest category seats at opening-round matches and go up to 600 euros ($784) for the most expensive seats at the final.

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