2010 FIFA World Cup(tm)

 
Second ticketing phase starts 4 May

Be quick and you have a chance! The second ticketing phase for the 2010 FIFA World
Cup(tm) will start on Monday, 4 May 2009 at noon (CET, SAST). Approximately 100,000
tickets will be made available for this phase, excluding the two semi-finals and the
final (matches 61, 62 and 64). From now on, the tickets will be allocated on a
first-come, first-served basis. Applications can be made at First National Bank
(FNB) branches or via the FIFA website (www.FIFA.com <http://www.fifa.com/> ). South African football fans who wish to apply at FNB branches will have to present a
valid form of identification, while foreigners are required to show their passport.
Those who wish to apply on behalf of friends or family will have to provide the
details of these persons, including their identity numbers, names, dates of birth
and nationality. Each applicant can apply for up to four tickets per match and up to
seven matches in total. Ticket prices start at USD 20 (ZAR 140). You will be
informed within ten working days whether or not your application has been successful
(fully or partly). For further information, customers can send an e-mail to
enquiries@2010FWCTC.com <mailto:enquiries@2010FWCTC.com>  or fax +41 43222 6800.

Tickets will be ready for collection at the FIFA venue ticketing centres from April
2010 onwards.

FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 (14-28 June):

Some 320,000 tickets are still available. In order to boost ticket sales in South
Africa, four ticketing centres have been set up. The main ticketing centre at
Sandton Isle (situated at the corner of Rivonia Road and Linden Street,
Sandown/Johannesburg) will be open from 1 May 2009, while the venue ticketing
centres at Mangaung/Bloemfontein (Lochlogan Waterfront Mall, situated at the corner
of Charles Street and 1st Avenue), Tshwane/Pretoria (Brooklyn Mall, situated at the
corner of Middel and Fehrsen Street, New Muckleneuk) and Rustenburg (Waterfall Mall,
1 Augrabies Avenue) will be open from 4 May 2009. The ticket centres will be open
from 9.00-6.00, seven days a week.

South African residents will be able to purchase FIFA Confederations Cup 2009
tickets by calling the FIFA ticketing call centre on 083 2010 010 when its lines
open on 11 May 2009.

Moreover, as from 11 May, four ticket collection points (two each in Johannesburg
and Tshwane/Pretoria) will be provided in the following FNB branches:

–          Eastgate Shopping Centre, Gardenview 2047

–          Maponya Mall,  Old Potchedstroom Road, Klipspruit Kliptown

–          Sunny Park, situated at the corner of Esselen and Trevenna Road, Sunnyside

–          Hatfield, Hillcrest Blvd Shopping Centre, Lynwood Road

These collection points will be open during normal FNB trading hours.

At all locations the customers need to bring their:

–          credit card (if they used the card to purchase their tickets via
www.FIFA.com <http://www.fifa.com/> );

–          ticket purchase card from their hard ticket application form (if they
used the paper application form to purchase tickets);

–          proof of identity to confirm they are the person who ordered the tickets.

In recognition of Visa’s valued sponsorship, FIFA prefers VISA-branded credit, debit
and pre-paid cards for goods purchased at all official FIFA stores at the venues and
online at www.fifa.com <http://www.fifa.com/> . For inquiries related to Visa
products and services, please contact the Visa International Service Centre.

For further information, please contact:

FIFA Media Department Zurich – tel.: +41-43/222 7272 – fax: +41-43/222 7373 or
e-mail: media@fifa.org

FIFA Media Office Johannesburg: e-mail: media-sa@fifa.org, SA office: Delia Fischer,
mobile: +27832010470, Wolfgang Eichler, mobile: +27832010471, www.FIFA.com
<http://www.fifa.com/>