Avoid Calo, Supporters Are Urged To Buy Online Tickets In The Knockout Round Of The 2023 U-17 World Cup

Spectators of the 2023 U-17 World Cup knockout round are advised to buy tickets not through brokers but at counter.com. (Doc. LOC WCU17/BRY)

JAKARTA - The public remains enthusiastic about watching the 2023 U-17 World Cup matches in four cities. Entering the knockout round, the number of visitors is predicted to continue to increase. The public is advised not to buy tickets through brokers but online. Moreover, the Local Organizer Committee (LOC) ensures that the online sales system will be more regular.

Ticket brokers remain rife during the group stage matches. However, Indonesian football lovers are expected to buy tickets for the U-17 World Cup through the official route regulated by FIFA.

So they don't need to worry about the presence of brokers which have recently started to spread in stadiums during the group stage matches. Because the presence of brokers makes the audience feel uncomfortable.

"We from the LOC regret the broker. However, in international events the broker problem is unavoidable. When there is a high demand, there are always people looking for profit," said Head of Marketing and Commercial LOC for the 2023 U-17 World Cup, Marsal Masita.

"Everyone who has an ID card can buy a ticket. Unfortunately, there are people who use it to make personal profits by selling tickets again at a higher price," he said.

"So that this does not happen, we urge the public to immediately purchase tickets before they run out. Thus they do not need to buy from brokers," he said again.

To limit the space for brokers to move, FIFA in collaboration with Loket.com limits the purchase of a maximum of four tickets via online lanes for one identification identity or ID card.

This appeal arose after a number of prospective spectators became victims of brokers while watching the Group A preliminary match involving the U-17 Indonesian national team at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.

The same thing happened in Jakarta because many profiteers soared match ticket prices at the Jakarta International Stadium, especially during the big match between England and Brazil on Friday (17/11/2023).

Ticket sales for the 2023 U-17 World Cup have actually opened long before the tournament started on the official FIFA website. Ticket sales have been open since September 16.

This is done with the aim that football lovers have the flexibility to choose the matches they want to enjoy.

Selain di situs FIFA penjualan tiket dilakukan di Loket.com dengan mengklik https://www.tickets-u17worldcup.com/matches.

LOC, so far, is quite satisfied with the interest shown by football lovers in the four cities hosting the U-17 World Cup, especially in Surabaya where the U-17 Indonesian national team underwent the Group A preliminary matches.

From LOC data, every Indonesian match is almost always filled with spectators at the stadium, as well as other matches.

"Surabaya is the city that has the most spectators from the four host cities. But just for information, as of today, there are 400,000 people who have watched the U-17 World Cup from four cities," said Marsal.

The knockout round match which starts Monday, (20/11/23) is expected to be able to increase the interest of supporters to come to the stadium.

Schedule For The Round Of 16 Of The U-17 World Cup, Manahan Stadium, Solo Monday, November 20, 2023 (15:30 WIB) Ekuador Vs Brazil Monday, November 20, 2023 (19:00 WIB) Spain vs Japan

Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Kab. Bandung Tuesday, November 21, 2023 (15:30 WIB) Germany vs United States Tuesday, November 21, 2023 (19:00 WIB) Argentina vs Venezuela

Jakarta International Stadium (JIS)Wednesday, November 22, 2023 (15:30 WIB) UK vs UzbekistanWednesday, November 22, 2023 (19:00 WIB) France vs Senegal

Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, SurabayaThursday, November 21, 2023 (15:30 WIB) Mali vs Mexico Thursday, November 21, 2023 (19:00 WIB) Maruko vs Iran