SFA Release First Official Guidance for World Cup Ticket Applications
All three group stage matches are oversubscribed - with a total of 27,000+ applications for 11,500 total tickets!
Following a delay at FIFA’s end to release the data, the SFA have finally been able to update fans regarding their World Cup ticket application.
It’s important to remember that the SFA guidance released today is the state of play at the point FIFA ran the application data last week. All applications up to that point are included - including those that missed the soft deadline of 21st December. Any applications made after the data was pulled, or any applications that have not yet been submitted, are obviously not included. Therefore, the guidance is only “as things stand”, and could change if there are late applications submitted this week.
The data will be run once more by FIFA by the end of this week, providing an update to the SFA, who can then update their guidance to fans over the weekend. It is therefore imperative that you amend applications within the next 48 hours.
The headline from the guidance is that, as expected, all three group matches are ‘oversubscribed’. This means that not everyone that has applied for an SSC ticket will get one. There were a combined 27,360 applications for the three group stage matches, for Scotland’s combined allocation of 11,514.
If you are unlikely to get a ticket through the SSC, ensure you have a FIFA general ballot application in before next Tuesday’s deadline (13th January). It is a maximum of four tickets per household, so an application for 1 ticket with the SSC means you could apply for a maximum 3 through FIFA ballot.
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