Is it South Africa's seemingly last-minute culture to blame for the chaos portrayed at queues on the first day as the final ticketing phase for the World Cup began? I don’t quite believe so!
It is known that police had to spray pepper spray to calm rowdy crowds who were pushing and shoving at the ticketing center at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria.
In Cape Town, it was also reported that a man died of an apparent seizure while waiting to buy his ticket.
It seems to me that locals were all along keen on purchasing tickets. Perhaps infrastructural challenges and complicated systems were to blame for the less than satisfactory sale of tickets in the country - considering that we are a first-time host nation.
Tickets are moving at a speedily rate, regardless of the glitch suffered at centres yesterday. After all, some 80,000 tickets were sold yesterday, with Cape Town reaching sold out status on the first day that tickets were being sold for cash over the counters. That is a milestone - a great achievement. Buying over the counter is so much more simple and inviting.
Soccer fans are even camping overnight with their blankets and reading material, just so they don't miss their favourite teams tackle one another on the field.
Imagine how many tickets would have left the shelves, had we been able to buy tickets over the counter all along.
It is known that police had to spray pepper spray to calm rowdy crowds who were pushing and shoving at the ticketing center at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria.
In Cape Town, it was also reported that a man died of an apparent seizure while waiting to buy his ticket.
It seems to me that locals were all along keen on purchasing tickets. Perhaps infrastructural challenges and complicated systems were to blame for the less than satisfactory sale of tickets in the country - considering that we are a first-time host nation.
Tickets are moving at a speedily rate, regardless of the glitch suffered at centres yesterday. After all, some 80,000 tickets were sold yesterday, with Cape Town reaching sold out status on the first day that tickets were being sold for cash over the counters. That is a milestone - a great achievement. Buying over the counter is so much more simple and inviting.
Soccer fans are even camping overnight with their blankets and reading material, just so they don't miss their favourite teams tackle one another on the field.
Imagine how many tickets would have left the shelves, had we been able to buy tickets over the counter all along.
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