04 Mar 09 First Phase Of World Cup Online Ticket Bidding Gets 506 000 Bids

Looks like the online ticket bidding for the first round of World Cup 2010 tickets allocation has garnered a decent response. FIFA has received 506 000 online ticket bids from 140 countries since the tickets were up for sale on 20th Feb 2009.

15% of the 3 million tickets will cost only $20 and these low-priced tickets are reserved for South African residents. A random draw will be conducted on 15th April 2009 to determine the lucky winners of the first of the several phases.

Good luck to you!

Via USA Today

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