The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 yesterday inaugurated the headquarters of the main Ticket Sales Centre and Hayya Card (Fan ID) at the Doha Exhi-bition Centre (DEC) in Al Qassar.
The highly-anticipated tournament, which will bring together Arab world’s best 16 sides, will be held at six FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 venues from November 30 to December 18.
The tick-eting centre at DEC will be operational from 10 am to 10 pm while on Fridays it will be open from 2:00pm to 10 pm.
The LOC members including Project Lead of Fan Service, LOC Hassan Rabeea Al Kuwari, Chief of Tournament Experience SC Khalid Al Mawlawi, Executive Director of Tech-nology & Innovation SC Sami Al Shammari and Doha Exhibition Centre Venue Manager Ahmed Al Thani revealed details at the press conference that took place at the DEC.“We have named the Fan ID Hayya, which will give best experience to fans,” Al Mawlawi told reporters yesterday. “The Arab Cup will be a great opportunity for fans to enjoy football. With the Hayya Card, they will be able to enjoy a lot of privileges like trav-elling in Metro which will make their experience of the tournament memo-rable,” he added. All fans will be required to have an approved Hayya Card (Fan ID) appli-cation number to enter the State of Qatar and the FIFA Arab Cup stadiums.
All fans will be required to collect their physical Hayya (Fan ID) smart card from the Fan ID Service Centre.The Hayya Card (Fan ID) is a smart-technology identification card designed to provide fans with the best experience in Qatar and will serve as a means of identification and provide access to tournament stadiums in combination with a valid match ticket.
Fans travelling from abroad can use their Hayya Card (Fan ID) to enter Qatar multiple times – provided they carry a valid passport recognised by the State of Qatar.
It will also provide ticket holders with access to a number of services and benefits relating to transport, tourism and others.Fans should apply for their Fan ID once they have paid for their match tickets and have received their ticket application number by email.
Fan ID applications can be submitted online via the host country entry portal website (FAC21.qa)
Over 50 percent tickets sold, says Al Kuwari Meanwhile, Al Kuwari, Project Lead of Fan Service, LOC informed over 50 percent of tickets for the Arab Cup has already been sold. “I would like to advise fans to act fast if they want to catch live action of the Arab Cup at the World Cup venues,” he said.
“The tickets are selling fast and as we are intensifying our operations by launching new centers, we expect ticket to be sold out soon,” he added.
He added that some matches of the Arab Cup have already been sold out. “Overall, more than 50 percent of the tickets have been sold and tickets for some matches are available no more. We expect to finish tickets sale soon and are looking forward to packed stadiums at the Arab Cup,” Al Kuwari added.
