Fans who bought FIFA World Cup tickets through resale websites report that some tickets cannot be transferred to FIFA’s official ticketing app, leaving holders unable to enter matches. The issue is highlighted by the experience of Bina Ramroop, who says she bought tickets months earlier through StubHub for $485 each for her grandson’s 13th birthday. On Monday, as thousands arrive at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Spain vs. Cape Verde—a scoreless draw—Ramroop finds she cannot get the tickets to work. She is reportedly repeatedly on the phone with StubHub representatives and then at the venue with FIFA ticketing staff, but no one can explain why the tickets purchased through resale cannot be transferred from the original seller to the FIFA app. Multiple outlets describe her becoming visibly distressed, including breaking down in tears when it becomes clear she will not be able to access the tickets she paid for. The reports do not identify a single cause, but they show a gap between resale purchases and FIFA’s app-based ticket transfer process at the point of entry.
Resale World Cup tickets fail to transfer for fans, including one who breaks down
Fans who bought FIFA World Cup tickets through resale websites report that some tickets cannot be transferred to FIFA’s official ticketing app, leaving holders unable to enter matches. The issue is hi...
- Bina Ramroop says she bought World Cup tickets through StubHub months before a match.
- She reports the tickets cannot be transferred to FIFA’s ticketing app from the original seller.
- Ramroop becomes visibly distressed when she realizes the tickets will not work for entry.
- The incident unfolds at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta during Spain vs. Cape Verde.
- On-field action ends in a 0–0 draw, while ticketing problems prevent some fans from attending.
Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn't going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson's 13th birthday. As thousands…
2 months agoATLANTA (AP) — Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn’t going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson’s 13th birthday. As thousands poured into Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday to see Spain face Cape Verde in what turned out to be a remarkable scoreless draw, Ramroop […]
2 months agoBina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn't going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson's 13th birthday.
2 months agoBina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn't going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson's 13th birthday. As thousands poured into Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday to see Spain face Cape Verde in what turned out to be a remarkable scoreless draw, Ramroop stood outside, increasingly stressed as she went back and forth for hours between StubHub representatives on the phone and FIFA representatives in the ticket booth. No one could figure out why the tickets Ramroop bought months ago on StubHub for $485 apiece couldn't be transferred from the original seller to the FIFA ticketing app.
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