China

2010 FIFA World Cup tickets on sale in China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-10 22:31

BEIJING - The 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets are going on sale in China, according to a Chinese agency here on Wednesday.

Wang Qi, vice president of China Sports Industry Group (CSIG), told media that his company has earned about 2,000 World Cup tickets from world soccer governing body FIFA.

The tickets selling in China, as part of the 14 tourist products designed by the CSIG, include those for group and knockout stages, even the the third-place playoff and the final, according to Wang.

"We focus on group matches involving world powers Brazil, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, as well as the Asian teams DPR Korea, Japan and South Korea," said Wang.

The CSIG came out as the only authorized agency by FIFA for the ticket sale in China. It boasts a string of successful ticketing operations in China for the 2004, 2006 and 2008 Summer and Winter Olympic Games.