2014 World Cup: more than 2.3 million tickets requested during the first 24 hours

"More than 400,000 fans requested over 2.3 million tickets in the first 24 hours following the opening of ticket sales for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil," FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced on the 22/08/2013.

From the 20/08/2013 to the 10/10/2013, it is possible to apply for tickets on FIFA.com, the FIFA website. All requests made during these 51 days will then be treated regardless of their application date within this time period.

"If the number of requests received per product and category exceeds the number of tickets available, a lottery will be held to determine the successful applicants." said FIFA.

Brazilians are at the top of the list regarding ticket applications. They are followed by Argentinians, Americans, Chileans and Colombians.

• Brazil automatically qualified as host country, is the only team that already knows where and when the three matches of the first phase will be played:
  • Sao Paulo, on the 12/06/2014 (opening match)
  • Fortaleza, on the 17/06/2014
  • Brasilia, on the 23/06/2014

FIFA has already received more than 372,000…