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29 March 2024

Tickets to go on sale for Club World Cup from Tuesday

Fifa president Joseph Sepp Blatter and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council Sheikh Hazaa bin Zayed present the trophy to Barcelona's players after winning the 2009 Fifa Club World Cup at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on December 19, 2009. Barcelona beat Argentina's Estudiantes de La Plata 2-1 in the final football match. (AFP)

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Organisers have announced that tickets for the Club World Cup to be held in Abu Dhabi will go on sale starting Tuesday.

Inter Milan, the European champions, will be joined by CONCACAF champions Pachuca from Mexico and South American Champions Internacional at the tournament that kicks off on December 8.

Also confirmed is the UAE Football league champions Al Wahda as well as South Pacific champions Hekari United of Papua New Guinea.

The Asian and African champions will be crowned in November.

For the first time in the United Arab Emirates, barcode technology and e-tickets will be used for a sports event, making it easy for fans to pay for and print their tickets.

Last year's final won by Barcelona drew more than 43,000 fans.

To buy tickets online, visit  www.FIFA.com/uae2010