DOHA, Jan 19Applying for the purchase of tickets for the World Cup in Qatar on the FIFA website may take several hours due to the constant freezing of the electronic page reserved for applications. The correspondent encountered such an experience. On Wednesday, at 13.00 Qatari time (coincides with Moscow time), the sale of tickets for the first World Cup in Arab countries, which will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18 this year, started on the FIFA website. During the ticketing stage, through a random draw, tickets are available on the FIFA website for individual matches (for all games from the opening match to the final), for matches of a specific team, a ticket package for matches at four stadiums (a new FIFA product that provides a unique opportunity to experience atmosphere at various stadiums for four days), as well as tickets for people with disabilities. From the first hour of the start of applications, an announcement began to appear on the site that, due to increased demand, fans who wish to leave applications will have to wait some time to be redirected to the page for buying tickets. After that, the selection of matches and filling in applications with the personal data of everyone who wants to attend it is extremely slow due to the constant freezing of each option, while the system can repeatedly reset already completed applications. Confirmation of the submission of applications for the purchase of tickets also does not come immediately, several times you may receive an error notification asking you to try to confirm later. Each person has the opportunity to buy up to six tickets for each match and no more than 60 tickets for games during the entire championship. The cheapest tickets are provided for citizens of Qatar and foreigners living in the country on residence visas, so they actively began to buy tickets for the championship from the first minutes start of sales. Damandi Das, a Qatar-based Indian doctor, said her husband was able to book tickets in the first half hour after filing began. At the same time, the most expensive package of tickets for team matches is provided for games with the participation of the Qatar team and reaches more than 4.7 thousand dollars.
