QuoteIs this a change from Japan? Surely a TST is exactly that a ticket for each game the team plays.Originally Posted by gspain
Sometime after April 15th (eg today) but before the end of the month. I'd expect to hear in the next day or so.
Is this a change from Japan? Surely a TST is exactly that a ticket for each game the team plays.
Fair Play died Nov 18th 2009, Stade Francais.
Yes changed for Germany 2006. The old system was much better IMO. You now follow the group winners if your team gets knocked out in the group stages or else that team that knocks you out in the later rounds.
The blurb says within 3 days of the draw so I would expect an answer by tomorrow or Monday at the latest, been check email all day in the hope......
Thats put an end to my purchase of a TST
For Japan I stood to win 2k if Ireland got to the semis which would have helped cover the extra 2 weeks, I doubt if Paddy Power will give me a decent price on my TST team getting to the final with the new system.
Doesnt make much sense and as much as I'd love to go to a WCF I can't afford it, and ust scraping the shillings for SA when we qualify will be hard enough.
Fair Play died Nov 18th 2009, Stade Francais.
Just buy a TST 3 or TST 4. This would of course mean a scramble for tickets if we get to the qf or further.
I much preferred the old system. I had a TST7 for Japan so it was great to be sure of a ticket for the final if we made it.
In reality it is normally easier to get tickets for the later rounds of a WC than the group stages. I don't think tickets will be too much of a problem except for England, Brazil and the hosts.
There was another form of Team ticket in 2002 called the Fixed Team Ticket as I received a Spain-South Korea quarter-final ticket after we were knocked-out in the second round. In 2006 they combined the TST and the FTT so that the ticket continued all the way through.
I'm reasonably confident that FAI will provide if we do qualify although I was let down by them in 1990 and 1994. As a result I've actually applied for an Argentina TST (they didn't bring too many fans to Germany until the later rounds). I've managed to average about 6/7 games at each of the last five world cups so hope to get a few extra games in addition to the Ireland games (he said optimistically).
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
How much do the tickets cost?
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Check the FIFA website and remember payment is in US $
am i correct in thinking that the national associations will not receive tickets themselves and that a dutch company will be dealing with the tickets?
if this is that case id be worried as they could do what the rugby world cup do and attach tickets to official tour packages
No competing countries will get 12% of the tickets.
However you are correct that the travel agents will get tickets this time. FIFA took tickets away from them after disgusting ripoffs in 1994 - $800 for a hotel room and a ticket for Italy v Ireland. They have been given a chunk of tickets normally reserved for fans over the interent. These will be offered to fans at ripoff prices. The touts outside the stadiums will be far far cheaper than the touts in suits. FIFA should not have been allowed a free ride by the media in giving tickets back to these agents after the carryon in the past.
If we qualify I can't see the FAI giving tickets to the travel agents (apart from Treacy who will get a couple of hundred). However sponsors and council members will eat up a huge chunk of tickets. However as things stand tickets appear to be readily available.
I assume our TST was one of the 39 oversubscribed.
i posted this link elsewhere before..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ls/7498630.stm
and this is what worries me...
"Fifa will also not be giving tickets to the football associations of participating countries to sell and distribute.
That responsibility will now go to MATCH, an organisation in Manchester which runs Fifa's hospitality and accommodation programmes and will now sell and distribute tickets."
According to FIFA it is now the end of April as a date for letting applicants know if they have been succesful
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organis...ales+completed
As anyone checked their credit card balances lately..? It appears that fifa has started withdrawing cash for successful ticket applications. Yipee!
If you applied, try checking your FIFA account. I got no email but checked it this morning and only got 1 ticket for a match in Cape Town. I had applied for 7 tickets between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth so was hoping for a better hit ratio than that
Mine is still pending. No credit card charge yet. Out of interest what category did you apply for?If you applied, try checking your FIFA account. I got no email but checked it this morning and only got 1 ticket for a match in Cape Town. I had applied for 7 tickets between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth so was hoping for a better hit ratio than that
1 out of 7 is bad luck - I was expecting 3 or 4 out of 7 based on the figures on the FIFA website. With 12 games not sold out I hope I've picked a couple of those.
One guy on a South African board got 3 out of 7 and I see some Northern Ireland fans got NI TSTs.
I imagine we'll all hear in the next couple of days.
Tell me about it...was hoping for about 3 at least. Got 1 out of 6 or 7 in Germany and with the demand much lower I thought I'd get a couple more. I applied for Category 3 so maybe should've applied for at least a couple of Category 2 ones.
I seem to remember in Germany you applied for the low category and would accept ones from a higher one whereas this time they switched it around so that you had to apply high.
I applied for 7 games, three are now showing up in red with the x next to them (gone I assume) and 4 are still active / pending:
The 3 that have gone for me are:
Match 61 6 July 20:30 Green Point Stadium Category 2 0 $0.00
Match 59 3 July 16:00 Green Point Stadium Category 2 0 $0.00
Match 50 26 June 20:30 Royal Bafokeng Stadium Category 2 0 $0.00
The four I'm still in with a chance for are:
Match 57 2 July 16:00 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Category 2 2 $400.00
Match 55 29 June 16:00 Loftus Versfeld Stadium Category 2 2 $300.00
Match 40 23 June 20:30 Mbombela Stadium Category 2 2 $240.00
Match 46 25 June 16:00 Mbombela Stadium Category 2 2 $240.00
I assume these 4 are still being decided, as I've had no email from FIFA etc.
It's a bit confusing alright...cause I saw Pending to Pay for one of them I assume I'm going to get it.I guess I'll have to wait for the email to be 100% sure.
Definitely the higher categories have lower demand. I applied for Cat 1. I've checked with my credit card company. There is a pending transaction for 1425 euro. Looks like I've got at least 5 games and hopefully 6.
I know of another credit card application for 7 cat 1s that appears to have got 7 games - most likely 6 cat 1s and a cat 3.
Still waiting to hear back from 2 more of our crew as well.
I think for Germany they started at Cat 1 as well and worked down. Ideally I'd buy the cheapest seat I can get but applied for cat 1s in Germany to maximise my chances.
Now we just need to qualify.
I actually think tickets will be readily available in South Africa just like Korea. Even if we don't make it I'll manage 5 or 6 games in a week. I applied for 7 different venues so there could be a fair bit of travelling.
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