World Cup tickets set to go on sale

IRELAND fans gambling on Giovanni Trapattoni’s team making next year’s World Cup in South Africa will get a chance to get their hands on tickets for the event tomorrow.

Ticket prices for the 2010 World Cup range from e60 for group stages to e700 for the final, FIFA said yesterday. The most expensive ticket for the opening match for category one stadium stands — located pitchside — is e350. Semi-final tickets go for e470.

“We are not sure how much impact the current global recession will have on the tournament,” said Hirst Schmidt, a FIFA consultant for the World Cup. “What we know is that football fans are a peculiar kind. They will want to see their teams at all cost,” he added.