FIFA Warns of Illegal Online Ticket Sales
September 29, 2009 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under FIFA World Cup
Prized higher than gold, tickets to the FIFA 2010 South Africa World Cup game tickets are the hottest commodities in the world right now. So naturally people will want to counterfeit these and sell their bogus tickets online. So beware of these fake tickets before shelling out a tone of money.
FIFA President Joseph Blatter poses during a press conference prior to the opening ceremony of the FIFA U-20 World Cup championship at the Borg El-Arab military stadium in Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 24, 2009. Twenty four countries will compete for the trophy in five Egyptian cities over the period of 23 days.
FIFA is having to crack down of counterfeit World Cup tickets after receiving complaints. FIFA is warning people now to help curb the traffic of these illegal tickets. They mentioned that official World Cup tickets can only be purchased legally through their online kiosk at FIFA.com or through their distribution partner MATCH. Anywhere else is unreliable and should not be taken seriously. FIFA is also working closely with New Scotland Yard’s e-crime department who monitor illegal transactions online. People should also be warned about purchasing real tickets from third party vendors. If it didn’t come from FIFA it’s not guaranteed. And no one wants to fly out to South Africa only to find out then that their tickets are worthless.
To get real FIFA World Cup tickets you have to submit an application here.
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