Tickets for the FIFA World Cup matches in Qatar were sold for over 2.95 million people.

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) announced that over 2.95 million tickets of the FIFA World Cup Qatar have been sold so far, where the matches have been scheduled from 20th November until 18th December 2022.

The top 3 overseas ticket buyers are from the United States, Saudi Arabia and England. Mexico contributed in the biggest corporate hospitality sales outside Qatar.

Swiss FIFA President GIanni Infantino revealed that the tournament has helped boost revenues over the past 4 years to record 7.5 billion dollars.

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The start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 saw a surge of interest in the 64 matches over the course of 29 days, with queues filling up outside the ticket booth in Doha and fans reporting long waits access the official online ticketing platform.

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Qatar welcomes football fans with Quran recitation and Morgan Freeman narration

For the first time in the history of FIFA World cup, Qatar welcomed football fans with the recitation of the verses from the Holy Quran, by a 20-year old Quran reciter Ghanim Al Muftah, who is also a FIFA World Cup Ambassador.

The verse of the Quran (49:13) states “Oh mankind, indeed we have create you from Male and Female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Surely the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you. Allah is truly All-Knowing, All-Aware”.

During the opening ceremony, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said “From Qatar, from the Arab world, I welcome everyone to the World Cup 2022. How lovely it is that people can put aside what divides them to celebrate their diversity and what brings them together”. This is the first time FIFA World Cup has been staged in the Middle East.