The first half million tickets will be allocated to World Cup 2010 ticket applicants before the end of this month, reports The Times. More than three times the number of tickets were applied for in the first ticket draw.
A random selection will allocate tickets to applicants, who will then be notified by sms or e-mail.
Applications were received from more than 200 countries, and a third of the applicants were from South Africa. South Africans will receive 245000 tickets in the draw, followed by close to 70 000 Americans, 40 000 UK residents and 30 000 Germans. The largest number of applications were received for the opening and closing matches at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.
The next ticket sales phase commences on 4 May, and continues until 16 November.
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