My World Cup Watching Report - Here's beginning.

A scramble for the World Cup tickets is brought to a head.
All seats in the Japan's general public ticket quota (JAWOC Client) have been sold out. The intermediate sales for the special tickets with meals and drinks will begin, but not everybody can apply them because their price is very expensive, for example, 1 million Yen beyond.
Thereby the international general public ticket quota and sponsors' one are spotlighted, and advertised as a last measure by the web sites.

"We'll apply for the World Cup tickets for you!" Recently, such an advertisement is noticeable on the internet auction sites.
Such agents would apply for the intermediate sales in the international general public ticket quota.
Their sales talk is that "tickets are easily available from FIFA more than JAWOC.

According to the 2002 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Bureau, residents in Japan can apply for VST Series or individual match tickets located in Korea or for TST Series for any team.
Ticket application form can be available from only the 2002 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Bureau or the FIFA Official Site (http://www.fifa.com/).
The problem is that many of the Japanese are not good at English.
Japan's agents read applicants' mind.
Their contract rate is about from 2,000Yen to 5,000Yen, and not refundable in case of loss of the random selection.

• All requests received during the random selection period of the Intermediate Sales Phase (16 November 2001 to 15 January 2002) were validated then entered into a Random Selection Process on 31 January 2002.
  Analysis of the validated requests reveals that the most requested teams were: Japan, England, China, Republic of Ireland, Argentina.
• The 2002 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Bureau Ticket Application Site reopened at 15:00 GMT on 4 February 2002 for the Final Sales Phase and closed on 24 April 2002 at 15:00GMT.
• The 2002 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Bureau Last Minute Ticket Sales Phase will commence on 1 May 2002 at 15:00GMT with the introduction of 2002 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Bureau’s Will Call Sales Process. During this phase the International and Domestic (Korea and Japan) General Public may purchase tickets, subject to availability, online via (https://www.fifatickets.com/ =web site closed)

I applied for the intermediate sales in the international general public ticket quota as soon as reading a paper, Asahi Shimbun.
This paper said "Application is difficult if you are not fluent in English."
But despite of this information I tried to apply for it, and then I was successful in application because some Japanese information could be available.
What applicants' passport number was required in the on-line application form was nowhere to be written.
Believe it or not, those who didn't have a passport might not have applied for the tickets.
Actually, I lost the random selection in the intermediate sales, but I could get TSTs for Saudi Arabia by the final sales.
And my application on the final sales took only about half an hour until acceptance.
As of February, if money is no object, any tickets could be available except Japan's ones.
But my choice was Saudi Arabia or Ecuador because seats of category 3 were available, and these team played a match in Yokohama or Saitama once at least.
So I am living in Yokohama.
Ultimately, I felt bad about this choice in June, but I may be a lucky supporter as I recall because Japan's domestic sales had been in confusion, especially Last Minute Ticket Sales.

Who can apply for International Tickets

To be eligible to apply for International Tickets, applicants must reside outside Korea and Japan. There are exceptions to this policy (see below).

Ticket Sales to residents of Korea and Japan

If you are resident in Korea and you wish to apply for match tickets for a venue in Korea, you are considered to be a "KOWOC Client" and you should apply to KOWOC, the Korea Local Organising Committee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
If you are resident in Japan and you wish to apply for match tickets for a venue in Japan, you are considered to be a "JAWOC Client" and you should apply to JAWOC, the Japan Local Organising Committee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Residents of Korea and Japan who wish to apply for VST Series or individual match tickets located in the other host nation or for TST Series for any team can apply for tickets from the international general public ticket quota.

How to apply for Ticket Series

• By Post

To receive the 2002 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Bureau Official Ticket Application Form, please send your name and postal address to WCTB by post or fax or e-mail:

2002 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Bureau
PO Box 2002, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire SK8 7RR, United Kingdom
Fax: +44 (0) 870 124 2002
E-mail: sales@fifa-tickets.com

• On-line

You can apply on-line in this website (http://www.fifaworldcup.com/)

• By fax

If you wish to apply by fax, please send your name and address to WCTB requesting the faxable VST/TST and individual match ticket Application Form. Our fax number is +44 (0) 870 124 2002. We will post the faxable VST/TST and individual match ticket Form to you, to ensure a clear copy.