A total of 74 146 tickets have been sold in the first 100 hours of the 4th ticket sales phase for the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa, while an additional 130 000 applications are currently being processed. The confirmations are expected to be sent by the beginning of next week. This second-last sales phase will run until April 7.

“More than 200 000 tickets have already beeen requested within 100 hours, a number we are truly happy with,” said Horst R Schmidt, Chairman of the Fifa World Cup Ticketing Sub-Committee. “The fans understand that time is crucial now, as the tickets are allocated on a first come, first served basis, and that they should not wait for the last minute sales over the counter.”

A Call Centre will be open from Monday, February 15, to assist fans (10:30am to 7:30 SAT):

- SA number: 083 123 2010


- International number: +41 44583 2010


In recognition of Visa's valued sponsorship, Fifa prefers Visa for ticket sales.