World Cup 2006 - Germany - ticket news

I know some of you don't want to go to England matches but hey guys we are there in the WORLD CUP 2006 AT GERMANY. Does this not get you going, wets your pants, makes your heart miss a beat??? So if you are interested here goes a copy from the England Fans web site ........

2006 - Here we come!
World Cup tickets
Monday, 10 October 2005.
Roll on Germany! Now that we have qualified for the 2006 World Cup, we can today update members on all the ticket information we have ahead of the World Cup draw on December 9th 2006.englandfans+ members will be able to apply for tickets after the draw; the deadline for applications will then be January 13th 2006 (useful dates)
World Cup Timetable
December 9 2005 World Cup Draw
December 14 2005 Application Process starts
January 13 2006 Application Deadline
February 13 2006 Allocation Resuls announced
Payment for tickets taken To be Confirmed
Tickets despatched To be Confirmed

How many tickets will we receive?The FA will be allocated 8% of the stadium capacity for each of England's matches in Germany. We will not know the exact number involved until after the draw.
The draw takes place in Leipzig on December 9.The FA have written to FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to confirm that we will be interested in obtaining any additional tickets for our matches should they become available. It is highly unlikely we will have any further information on this matter until after the December draw.There will be four price categories for each match. We do not yet know the split of prices in our allocation.
Ticket Allocation ProcessTickets allocated to England supporters are only sold to members of englandfans+. The englandfans+ membership was capped at 25,000 to allow members a more realistic chance of getting tickets. This limit has now been reached and no new applications will be accepted to englandfans+ for The World Cup.Tickets will be allocated to englandfans+ members on a match-by-match basis with the loyalty system being used in each instance. 70% of available tickets will be allocated to the highest “Caps” holders who apply. The remaining 30% will be allocated via a random ballot.Unlike previous tournaments we will be launching an online application facility which will help to speed up the process and also provide instant confirmation that an application has been received.Offline members will be allowed to make postal applications but are urged to use the web if possible. Please do not apply via both routes as this will only delay the allocation process.In the extremely unlikely event that tickets remain after all englandfans+ members have applied, these tickets will only be allocated to the standard englandfans membership. Standard membership gives fans priority access to tickets to England's home matches in the build up to The World Cup, as well as access to all the latest news from in and around the England camp.Disabled FansThe FA will receive a limited number of tickets for disabled supporters. Again, these will only be sold to those people who are already members of englandfans+. We will communicate directly with all of our disabled members as soon as we receive specific details about this allocation. This will be after the draw in Leipzig.What about tickets for Non-Members?The only alternative official route for tickets for matches in Germany is via the FIFA sale. A large number of tickets have already been sold since the original sale which started on February 1 2005.The Follow Your Team tickets for England which guarantees you a ticket for each match England participate in have already sold out. This is also the case for a number of other countries.Tickets are currently on sale via FIFA but no England tickets are currently available. There will be further ticket sales with a possibility of tickets for England's matches being available. The dates of these sales are 12 December 2005 to 15 January, and 15 February to 15 April.
For full information on this supporters should visit the dedicated FIFA website at www.FIFAWorldCup.com
What about tickets sold illegally?FIFA have introduced new technology for The World Cup in Germany which will allow them to cancel tickets that are believed to have found their way on to the black market. People with cancelled tickets will find themselves unable to enter the stadium and will be turned away from the venue.We would strongly advise anyone against purchasing tickets via any unofficial source. There is no guarantee that agencies offering tickets for sale will actually be in possession of the tickets when the tournament kicks off. Anyone purchasing unofficial tickets does so at their own risk.