Doha: FIFA has sold 29.50 lakh tickets for the FIFA World Cup so far.
This is the figure until Sunday. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the tournament has helped bring FIFA’s revenue to a record $7.5 billion over the past four years. The increase in ticket sales shows that the games have a positive response among fans despite the negative publicity surrounding Qatar’s hosting.
29.50 lakh tickets were sold for 64 matches over 29 days. A long queue of people waits for tickets outside the FIFA Ticket Center in Doha. The official online ticketing platform also has a lot of catching up to do. 24 lakh tickets were sold for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Qatar has already surpassed Russia in ticket sales. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, America, Mexico, Britain, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, France, India and Brazil are leading countries when it comes to buying tickets.
FIFA President Infantino had previously stated that FIFA’s 4-year revenue would reach $7.5 billion by the end of the year. That’s more than a billion dollars in revenue growth over what was predicted four years ago. Infantino told the conference attended by 211 member associations that FIFA had incredible figures to report despite the Covid situation and various crises around the world.
English summary : FIFA says 2.95 million World Cup tickets have been sold as of Sunday
