Football World Cup 2006 / tickets

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World Cup ticket for the preliminary round match: Saudi Arabia versus Ukraine

The ticket sales for the 2006 FIFA World Cup took place between 1. February 2005 and the 9. July 2006 instead.

Sales modalities

Categories and prices

There were only seat tickets in four categories, with the price for the cheapest category four in 47 games in the preliminary round being 35 euros. The prizes were up to 600 euros for the final (category 1). All prices included taxes, levies and use of local public transport in the host city as well as a spectator insurance. Only the shipping costs were added. The organizing committee expected revenue of 200 million euros from ticket sales. There were also visually impaired tickets, which always cost 60% of the normal ticket price.

The different categories and prices:

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
Opening game € 300 180 € 115 € € 75
Group game 100 € € 60 45 € 35 €
Round of 16 € 120 € 75 € 60 45 €
Quarter finals 180 € 110 € € 85 55 €
Semifinals 400 € € 240 150 € 90 €
3rd place match € 120 € 75 € 60 45 €
final 600 € € 300 € 220 € 120

First sales phase

From February 1 to March 31, 2005 , the first phase of ticket sales for the World Cup took place worldwide. Just over a million people from 195 countries applied for the 812,000 tickets in this first two-month sales phase. 8.7 million valid ticket orders were received, 6.25 million of which came from Germany . 2.3 million orders from a manipulation attempt started from the USA and 1.3 million double orders were not accepted. This means that there are more than 10 applicants for each ticket in the first sales phase. After the first 48 hours of the sales phase, the demand exceeded the supply. Everyone could receive a maximum of four tickets each for seven games via a lottery. There was no processing in a chronological order. Following a TÜV- tested procedure and under notarial supervision, the first order phase was raffled on April 15, 2005 . On April 22, 2005, all applicants will receive an e-mail stating: 1. "Due to the great demand for tickets for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (TM), the checked and accepted ticket applications had to be subjected to a drawing You could not be allocated any tickets for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (TM). " or 2. "We are pleased that you have been given the following tickets for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (TM): Selection 1: #Game number: Match team (or no) - Match team, date, price category:" . 208,455 applicants have secured the tickets for the first sales phase. The majority of the 900,000 applicants are therefore rejected. 80 percent of the applicants come from Germany.

The tickets were only sold on the official website so that all interested parties worldwide had the same opportunities.

Second sales phase

After this first sales phase between February 1st and March 31st, additional tickets will be raffled in the second phase, from May 2nd to November 15th, 2005 . Only team series, so-called " Team Specific Tickets " (TST), will be sold from May 2nd (12 noon). The tickets are processed and booked chronologically according to the order in which they are received; there is no raffle as in the first sales phase. With a TST series, the cardholder follows the selected team depending on the course of the tournament - at least in all three preliminary round games (these card series are called TST 3) via the round of 16 (TST 4), the quarter-finals (TST 5), the semi-finals (TST 6) to in the best case into the final (= TST 7). There are three price categories in which the series are available. Starting from € 149 to € 1,760. Team series for the national teams of Germany, England, Brazil, the Netherlands, Italy, Argentina, Japan, Mexico, the USA, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Ireland have been sold out since the first sales phase. If you get a TST ticket from TST 4 and if the selected team fails prematurely, the ticket will be transferred to the winner of the group.

Third sales phase

After this second sales phase between May 1 and November 15, in the third phase, from December 1, 2005 to January 15, 2006, up to 300,000 tickets were raffled.

Fourth sales phase

A remaining contingent was awarded from February 1 to April 15, 2006 .

Fifth sales phase

from May 1 to July 9, 2006 a further remaining contingent was awarded.

distribution

According to the organizing committee (OK) , 1.12 million of the total of 3.37 million tickets - 38.23 percent - are available for online sales.

World Cup ticket distribution

The majority of the tickets are reserved.

  • 913,000 cards (31.2 percent) and thus the largest contingent are available for sale worldwide. From experience, when the ticket distribution is announced, it is assumed that future returns from other contingents will increase this number.
  • The sponsors, partners and supporters of the 2006 World Cup received 555,000 tickets (18.9 percent) . Around two thirds of these sponsor cards reach the public through competitions and other marketing measures.
  • The 32 participating associations are entitled to 468,000 tickets (16 percent) (eight percent of which are per team per game).
  • 347,000 tickets (11.9 percent) were kept free for guests of state and honor (VIP packages, boxes and business seats).
  • The world football association FIFA also receives 191,000 tickets (6.5 percent) for non-qualified associations; FIFA distributes these cards to the 172 non-participating associations and confederations.
  • TV rights holders (e.g. ARD , ZDF ) and all other international TV broadcasters receive 64,000 tickets (2.2 percent) .
  • 440,000 cards are reserved for media facilities and as a security reserve. This item also includes obstructions of the view.

The unsold admission tickets from the contingents automatically go into public sale in phases two to five ( see below ).

Security and data protection

For the first time in the history of the World Cup , the tickets will be assigned personally and given the name of the holder for better control. Access to all games is only possible through an electronic control system at the entrance areas. The basis for this is an RFID chip with which each ticket will be equipped. Nobody is entitled to resell or pass on a ticket assigned to them. An attempt to sell tickets is treated as black market trade and leads to the ticket being blocked. Access information should be on the security chip of the personalized cards, but not personal data such as B. the name, can be saved.

A computer virus called the "Sober S" worm caused problems at the beginning of the second sales phase. The Windows virus was spread by e-mail and promises all users a ticket for the 2006 World Cup. Anyone who opens the attachment to the e-mail automatically activates the spy routine. In a few hours, the virus is said to have spread to 30 countries. However, the virus is not directly related to the World Cup, but only made use of it through the practice of social engineering .

The tickets were provided with microstructure images in order to increase security against forgery.

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privacy

In an interview in January 2005, the Federal Data Protection Commissioner Peter Schaar criticized the personalization of the tickets, especially the fact that the full ID number must be given when purchasing . He also pointed out as a precaution that the German Football Association may only use the personal data collected for marketing purposes with express consent ( double opt-in ) . On the other hand, Schaar considered the use of the RFID chips to be harmless, as they will not contain any personal data, but only a serial and customer number.

The criticism from organizations such as the Chaos Computer Club or the Independent State Center for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein is much more extensive . They criticize the world championship being misused by sponsors and the surveillance industry to introduce sniffing technology and spy on fans . In particular, they criticize the fact that personal data is collected from all people who apply (a significantly higher number than cards are expected), that an objection for use for marketing purposes is only possible in a complicated manner by post and, above all, that the fundamental right to informational self-determination is significantly violated.

The World Cup Organizing Committee of the German Football Association , represented by Franz Beckenbauer , received the negative Big Brother Award “for the inquisitorial questionnaires for ordering World Cup tickets, for the planned transfer of addresses to FIFA and its sponsors and for the use of RFID sniffer chips in the World Cup tickets and thus the attempt to make a control technology socially acceptable for the benefit of a World Cup sponsor (RFID manufacturer Philips). "

Ticket sales

In view of the large number of tickets that are not on sale, the WM-OK expects critical voices. The head of the organizing committee of the World Cup, Franz Beckenbauer , said, "Ticketing is our most difficult topic. Not everyone who wants one will get a card. That's why there will be criticism from time to time. But it is a FIFA World Cup. no DFB World Cup ". The World Cup organizers made it clear that 260,000 tickets were available in the cheapest category (between 35 euros for preliminary round matches and 120 euros for the final). FIFA President Sepp Blatter recommended that viewers in Germany watch the games on the big screens in the cities for free.

There were initial disputes between FIFA and the organizers over pricing. The OC insisted on a social component and achieved a price of 35 euros for the cheapest seat in the preliminary round matches, which is 16 euros below that of the 2002 World Cup in Japan / South Korea. Blatter said on the subject: "I'm not entirely satisfied with that." At an extraordinary event like the World Cup, people are also willing to pay extraordinary prices.

The exact sales mode was announced jointly by the World Association and the Organizing Committee on January 24, 2005 at a press conference in Neu Isenburg / Gravenbruch near Frankfurt am Main . Up to 30 million inquiries for the World Cup were expected, although it was not yet clear who would qualify besides host Germany. Only after the final draw in December 2005, it was clear which team at what point in time will play in which stadium. However, this did not apply to the German national team , as it was clear from the start that they would be set as the group head of Group A and thus play the opening game in Munich and the other group games in Dortmund and Berlin. In each stadium there were at least two games with top seeded teams in the group stage.

The ticket sales were also criticized by the Ministry of Consumer Protection . In the small print, the Office considers the unrestricted assignment of image rights and the rules for the relocation of games to be inadmissible. The consumer advocates receive support from the German Lawyers Association. The fact that a buyer has no way of returning his card is ineffective, according to the association. At least when the DFB violates its obligations, one must be able to break away from the contract.

In mid-February 2005 , a summit meeting between the executive president of the DFB Theo Zwanziger and the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations in Berlin revealed that World Cup tickets can now be passed on to friends and relatives. In addition, fans no longer have to release their data for advertising purposes when ordering tickets. Otherwise, the federal association had threatened to take legal action.

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  1. ^ WM 2006: prices slow down World Cup ticket sales Article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine.
  2. ↑ Big Brother Awards, 2005 winners

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