According to the latest data, football fans have demanded 3,141,161 tickets for the World Cup in Russia in 2018, 38% of these fans being foreigners, as the Federal Tourism Agency reported on Friday with a reference to the FIFA.
The most part of all applications have been filed by Russian football fans. The foreign leaders include fans from Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, USA, Spain, Poland and China. A total share of foreign fans accounts for 38% of all tickets, as the agency said. It is noted that if the number of applications exceeds the number of tickets available, the tickets will be distributed according to the principle of random draw: its results of which will be known on March 12.
Sources: http://tourism.interfax.ru
Author: Anna Dorozhkina