More than 2m ticket orders for 2006 World Cup

Ticket orders for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany have passed two million. 320,000 separate applications had been received for a total of 2.2 million tickets. "Some matches are overbooked, the final in particular, but we still have tickets for many of the group matches," said organizing committee vice-president Horst R Schmidt. Only 812,000 tickets are up for grabs in the first sales window, which opened on February 1 and runs until March 31. Applications received will go into a draw on April 15, with the order in which they are made making no difference. Fans can apply for a maximum of 28 higher-priced tickets -- up to four tickets per match for up to seven matches. For the cheapest category tickets, the maximum is two tickets for up to three matches. Only host country Germany is guaranteed a place in the 32-team event.

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