4万枚W杯チケット再販売

再更新があるだろう、きっとあるとは思いながら、最近忙しくてチェックを
怠ってたらFIFA.comにまんまとしてやられました。

申込みがあったのに支払いがなかった40665枚の2006ワールドカップチケット
の再販売が8月23日の早朝（日本時間）からあったらしい。

40,000 tickets re-allocated　（4万チケット再販売）Aug. 24, 2005

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A total of 40,665 single tickets covering all 64 matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup? were re-allocated in a ballot conducted on Tuesday night. The tickets are returns from the first sales phase resulting from non-payment or failure to comply with the sales regulations. The OC had been expecting a higher number of returns. "But a significant number of applications did end up paying after receiving a written reminder. The new draw only included applicants who received no tickets at all in the first two sales phases. We're delighted that a few more people will now receive tickets for the World Cup," commented OC senior vice-president Horst R. Schmidt.
In a repeat of the procedure used for the first sales phase, the new ballot took place at OC premises in Frankfurt and was supervised by a lottery official from the state of Hesse. The ballot software has been certified as guaranteeing an equal chance of success to all applicants. The latest winners will be notified by 26 August 2005 and asked to confirm receipt of the notification in writing within 14 days.

812,000 FIFA World Cup match tickets were made available for sale in the first two sales phases, including 147,000 TST or team-specific series. TST returns will be offered for sale through www.FIFAworldcup.com at a later date.

A further 300,000 tickets go on sale in the third sales phase beginning in December 2005. As in the first phase, applicants are under no time pressure as the order in which applications are received has no bearing on the likelihood of getting tickets. The OC is assuming demand will again outstrip supply, and will allocate tickets by ballot on a match-by-match basis.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

このニュースでは24日にアップデートされてるけど、チケット販売
掲示板などによると、23日の早朝には日本TSTもAvailableの黄色
にマークが変わってたとのこと。　
そして日本は数時間後には全てまた完売の赤に変わったそうな。
しかしフランスやブラジルなどは翌日まで残ってたとのこと。
このことからすると、更新チェックソフトにはニュースページなくて、
チケット販売ページにした方が良さそう。
またあるかどうかは知らないけどね。

4年前なら毎日でもチェックしたかもしんないけど、今回はね…
その程度のモチベーションなんだなと実感してます。