2018 World Cup: 742,760 tickets allocated, sales phase 2 from 05/12/2017 to 31/01/2018

"A total of 742,760 tickets were allocated during the two periods of sales phase 1 (which ended on 28/11/2017). This figure excludes ticket orders that were cancelled due to no payment. While most of the applications in sales phase 1 came from Russia, international demand increased steadily and currently accounts for 47 percent of all applications so far. Fans from the USA, Brazil, Germany, China, Mexico, Israel, Argentina, Australia, and England all rank in the top ten in this regard," said FIFA on 28/11/2017.

Ticket sales will resume on Tuesday 05/12/2017, with the launch of the sales phase 2, four days after the draw for the final phase, held at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Friday 01/12/2017 at 16:00 CET. Supporters can order tickets for individual matches and other ticketing products exclusively on FIFA.com/tickets until 31/01/2018, according to FIFA.

"Tickets purchased during this sales window will be allocated by a random selection draw process, which will be carried out in the presence of a public notary if the number of tickets requested exceeds the available inventory…