Pretoria - Soccer fans can now apply for the final match tickets of the 2010 FIFA World Cup when the eleven FIFA Ticketing Centres open their doors tomorrow in all the host cities.
"The latest news is that, 300 category three tickets will now be made available to the public for the final at Soccer City on 11 July," said Chairman of the FIFA Ticketing Sub-Committee, Horst R Schmidt on Wednesday.
All in all 500 000 tickets will be made available when the fifth and final ticketing sales phase kicks-off countrywide tomorrow which will coincide with the eagerly awaited over-the-counter sales.
"We know that people have been waiting for the over-the-counter sales to start and now it's finally happening.
"Therefore, football fans will be able to purchase tickets for all 64 matches. Upon payment at the Ticketing Centre, fans will be issued with the actual match ticket immediately," he said.
The Ticketing Centres will start operating at 9am South African time, seven days a week until 6pm. As from Thursday, five different sales channels will be in operation.
In Limpopo the Ticketing Centre is at Lifestyle Mall in Polokwane; in Cape Town at the Spearhead; in Durban at Sun Coast Casino and Gateway Shopping Centre; in Johannesburg at Maponya Mall in Soweto and Laico Isle in Sandton; Loch Logan Waterfront Mall in Bloemfontein; Moffet on Main Lifestyle Centre in Port Elizabeth; The Groove Shopping Centre in Nelspruit; Waterfall Mall in Rustenburg and Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria.
The second method of purchasing tickets can be done at the 600 FNB branches nationwide which are open five days a week from 9am on 15 April. The process is new and fans can order tickets, make payment and get ticket confirmation immediately; the actual tickets need to be collected at the FIFA ticketing centres or Shoprite/Checkers sales points.
Tickets can also be purchased through FIFA's official website, FIFA.com, from 6pm as well as through the Call Centre Hotline on 083 123 2010 for South African residents or 0041445832010 for international residents.
Eighteen Shoprite/Checkers sales points will also be open seven days a week from 9am on April 19.
In Johannesburg at Checkers Hyper - Sandton, Checkers Hyper - Westgate, Checkers Hyper - Eastgate and in Pretoria at Checkers Hyper - Menlyn.
In Durban at Checkers Hyper - Westville, Checkers - Hillcrest, Shoprite - Chatsworth; in Cape Town at Century City, Checkers - Plumstead; in Bloemfontein at Checkers - Langehovenpark and Shoprite - Heidedal.
In Port Elizabeth at the Shoprite - Redhouse, Shoprite - Newton Park; in Rustenburg at Shoprite - Mogwase, Shoprite - Brits; in Polokwane at Shoprite - Tzaneen; in Nelspruit at Shoprite - Nelspruit and Shoprite - White River.
Fans will need to bring an ID, a credit card or cash when applying at the ticketing centres.
