No pre-sold W/Cup tickets, say TTFF.
T&T Express Reports.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) have been allocated less than one-third of the 34,777 tickets requested as a qualifying nation for the 2006 football World Cup in Germany in June.
A media release yesterday from the (TTFF) quoted the number tickets as 10,769, noting also that "there have been no pre-sold tickets" and that successful applicants will be informed of the status of their applications by Thursday.
The release also disclosed that FIFA have also advised applicants to follow the instructions given by football's World governing body, and that "failure to do so shall result in the automatic loss of the said approval".
Persons purchasing tickets have also been asked to submit the name, passport number, date of birth and nationality of each ticket holder as tickets are being personalised, and 50 per cent of the cost of the ticket must be paid by February 2, with a March 2 deadline for payment of the second half.
On February 3, there will be a second allocation of tickets if an approved ticket purchaser fails to meet the initial deadline for downpayment.
According to the TTFF release, "As stated by FIFA, tickets will be personalised for security reasons. This measure is intended to support the basic principle of a fair and open sales procedure. It will also serve as an effective deterrent to black market trading. However, the embedded chip will store access information only. Personal information such as names will not be stored.'"
The TTFF have warned that should T&T fail to make it to the second round of the tournament, the right to use conditional tickets for second round matches "will be lost, and a refund will be provided".
The TTFF have also established a special ticket bureau at the TT/Germany 2006 Ltd office at 102 St Vincent St, Port of Spain for the processing of all successful applications. The bureau can be contacted at 627-1029, 625-8607 or via fax at 627-3304.
