World cup tickets now on sale

The 2010 Fifa World Cup kick-off in Johannesburg is still one year away, but for football falns around the worlld, tickets for the event are   now on sale to the general public.

Of the 1.65-million World Cup tickets that Fifa has allocated to the general public, just over 570 000 have been set aside for Fifa member country supporters, and 344 000 for tourists who book with Fifa-registered tour operators.

That leaves a total of 743 965 tickets that anyone, from anywhere in the world including South Africa, can apply to buy - as of today.

Fans can apply online, through www.fifa.com, or over the counter at any First National Bank (FNB) branch in South Africa - and either way stand an equal chance of successfully booking tickets.

All ticket orders will be entered into a random selection draw at the same time on 15 April 2009, regardless of whether they were submitted on the first or the last day of the first sales phase, which runs from 20 February to 31 March.

Source: www.southafrica.info