Three men were arrested for the resale of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tickets, the suspects have been handed over to concerned authorities for further action. The exchange or sale of tickets is prohibited, unless through FIFA’s official resale platform.
“The resale or attempted resale of tickets by any other means is strictly prohibited,” states the official website. Reselling or exchanging World Cup tickets could be subject to fines of up to $66,000.
Warnings have been issued by the host country and official authorities to follow the regulations set in place for this year’s World Cup.
“If the original ticket purchaser wishes to submit their own ticket to the resale platform, they must submit all other tickets purchased by them for the same match. Guests are not permitted to attend any matches without the original ticket purchaser. If not all of tickets are successfully resold on the resale platform, the original ticket purchaser may still attend the given match.”
Resale Fee
“FIFA Ticketing will charge a resale fee each to the original ticket purchaser and the resale ticket purchaser (if the tickets are successfully sold):
- For the original ticket purchaser, the resale fee is charged on a per ticket basis and, for each ticket sold on the resale platform, shall equal the greater of either two Qatari Riyals (2 QAR) or five percent of the ticket face value paid by the original ticket purchaser and the resale ticket purchaser, respectively; and
- For the resale ticket purchaser, the resale fee is charged on a total transactional basis and, shall equal the greater either two Qatari Riyals (2 QAR) or five percent of the aggregate purchase price (including fees) of all tickets purchased by the resale ticket purchaser for a given transaction.”
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