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A picture taken on 31 March 2022 shows the World Cup Trophy during the Fifa Congress in the Qatari capital of Doha. Picture: FRANCK FIFE/AFP

2022 fifa world cup

Last World Cup tickets to go on sale next week: Fifa

By AFP

The latest tickets will go on sale online from 5 July at 12pm Doha time (0900 GMT) until 12pm on 16 August, Fifa said in a press release.

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