According to FIFA, the ball Al Rihla allows “the fastest trajectories ever recorded and it will contribute to the pace and quality of the matches.”
His design was inspired by culturethe architecture, the traditional boats and the qatarian flagspecified the same source.
Also, FIFA reported that more than 800 thousand tickets for the Qatar 2022 World Cup were purchased during the first phase of sale, opened on January 19.
“In total, 804 thousand 186 followers already have tickets to go to the stadiums in Qatar at the end of the year,” said the instance, adding that “the ten countries from which the largest number of tickets have been purchased are Qatar, United States, England, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Germany, India, Brazil, Argentina and Saudi Arabia”.
They registered 17 million ticket requests in twenty days during that first phasebut in total there will be no more than two million tickets available to attend live the first World Cup organized in an Arab country.
The Final, scheduled for December 18, is the match that had aroused the most interest, with 1.8 million requests. Under the sales modalities decided by the organizers, a lottery system allows international candidates to buy tickets starting at $69 for group stage matches.
The residents in Qatar have access to a preferential price category, which starts at $11. The price of a ticket for the final can reach 1 thousand 607 dollars.
The FIFA expects to raise more than $500 million from ticket sales, broadcasting rights and other commercial income linked to the World Cup. The next phase of ticket sales will open on April 5, a few days after the draw for the World Cup in Doha is held this Friday, April 1.