{"id":51429,"date":"2022-10-17T17:46:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=51429"},"modified":"2022-10-17T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:46:48","slug":"qatar-world-cup-ticket-sales-near-three-million-says-infantino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=51429","title":{"rendered":"Qatar World Cup ticket sales near three million, says Infantino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ticket sales for the soccer World Cup are approaching the three-million mark ahead of the tournament kicking off in Qatar on November 20, Fifa\u2019s president Gianni Infantino and event organisers said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top three purchasing countries of the 2.89 million tickets sold are Qatar, the United States and Saudi Arabia, World Cup Chief Operating Officer Colin Smith told a news conference in Doha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Infantino, addressing the conference in a recorded video, said 240&nbsp;000 hospitality packages had been sold for the month-long tournament, the first to be held in a Middle Eastern country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qatar, the smallest country to have hosted soccer\u2019s global showpiece tournament, is preparing to receive an estimated 1.2 million visitors during the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of fans are expected to stay in neighbouring countries like tourism hub the United Arab Emirates and fly in to Doha for matches due to limited accommodation in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The director general of Qatar\u2019s World Cup organising committee, Yasir Al Jamal, told the news conference that 2 million room nights have been sold and that Qatar has added an additional 30&nbsp;000 rooms to accommodate last-minute ticket sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many hotel rooms in Doha will be occupied by soccer teams, their support staff and World Cup officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan will be the first team to arrive for the tournament on 7 November, Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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