As the excitement surrounding the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa gains momentum, tickets have been in high demand all over the world.
While genuine tickets are sold online exclusively via the official website FIFA.com, unscrupulous individuals are taking advantage of the great appeal of this event by trying to use the internet to sell tickets they do not possess.
FIFA will also no longer hand over the ticket allocation to the participating associations to sell or distribute but instead will do it through MATCH, an organisation in Manchester, England which runs FIFA’s hospitality and accommodation programmes.
FIFA and its ticket handling partner MATCH are warning consumers about any unauthorised ticket sales and the risk of purchasing fake tickets, which would result in the buyers not being able to access the stadium.