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Ticket to the end of the Qatar World Cup, a real luxury
El 18 de diciembre de 2022, millones de ojos en el mundo estarán puestos sobre el estadio Lusail de Qatar, en el que dos selecciones se disputarán la Copa del Mundo de futbol. Los más afortunados las verán en vivo y a todo color, aunque por ello deban desembolsar la cantidad más cara en la historia por un boleto para una Final.
Yesterday began the registration phase for ticket sales of the 2022 World Cup and the first thing that caught attention is the high cost that a seat will have to occupy in the last game of the competition, as it will be 46 percent more expensive than in the previous tournament in Russia.
The most expensive tickets to the Final at Lusail Stadium cost 5,850 Qatari rials, that is, $1,607 (32,950 pesos at yesterday's exchange rate), while in 2018 it was 1,000 pesos (22,500 pesos).
In addition, in the second and third categories they also had a significant increase: they would cost $1,300 ($3,650 Qatari rials) and $604, respectively. The latter is the cheapest entrance for foreign fans.
These amounts represent an increase of $293 and $149 over Russia 2018. Thus, for Qatar 2022, a second category ticket will cost 20,580 pesos, while the third ticket will be 12,395 pesos.
Local fans (fourth category) who want to attend the Final will have to pay $206 (4,220 pesos), when in the World past only 110 were disbursed.
And for the inaugural party, to be held on November 21, the increase is 37 percent, as the most expensive ticket went from $220 to $302 ($6,195 pesos).
Faced with this, football supporters Europe (FSE) has already qualified Qatar 2022 as the "most expensive World Cup in history", while expressing "it also seems to have drastically reduced the amount of affordable tickets."
Más barato en Fase de Grupos
However, this increase for the decisive party of the first World Cup in the Middle East contrasts with the drop in the cost of the cheapest tickets in the Group Phase.
In this case, in the first round games, Qatari residents will be able to buy tickets at 40 rials (225 pesos), which is the cheapest amount since Mexico 1986, when there were $3 tickets, based on the exchange rate that year. In Russia, tickets available to local fans cost about $22, twice as much as in Qatar.
In the case of the foreign amateur, the cheapest tickets will have the lowest cost since Germany 2006, standing at $69 (1,000 415 pesos), while in Russia it was 105. Tickets in the first category increased from $210 to $220, while those in the second category remained at 165.
However, the fact of applying for a ticket does not mean that it will be obtained, as the tickets will be distributed by drawing lots. From there will begin the challenge for those who wish to go to the World Cup.
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The process of selling tickets to Qatar 2022 started when there are only 13 out of 32 classified equipment; however, it is already suffering to accommodate visitors, estimated to be 1.2 million people.
Since December 2021, the rooms have been practically exhausted. There are only isolated sites available and most have already been blocked by organizers and FIFA to prevent price manipulation, but mainly to ensure availability for teams, officials, sponsors and the press.
"if a team is classified, it's time for people to be looking for accommodation... And at the moment there is nothing, "he told AP agency Ronan Evain, CEO of Football supporters Europe in December.
Qatar's Supreme Committee revealed that only 90,000 rooms will be available to viewers. That number is roughly the same as the United States fans who had tickets to the 2018 World Cup.
FIFA, for its part, seeks $500 million in sales of tickets and packages that include hosting and other services for the World Cup, according to the most recent financial report of the governing body of football.
That's the odyssey to go to the World Cup and watch your team play. Only the most privileged will be able to sit on December 18 at Lusail Stadium.
