Fancy getting your hands on tickets to the 2010 World Cup? We bring you a rundown of the process involved.

Whether you are South African or travelling in from abroad, all the information you need is below:

International:

During Sales Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 non residents of South Africa (i.e. members of the International General Public) can apply for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa tickets in the following ways:

Online

Visit the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ticketing website at http://www.fifa.com/ and apply for tickets using one of your payment methods that are accepted by FIFA and are authorized by your issuing bank to transact online. Visa is the preferred payment method of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Paper Ticket Application Form

Ticket Application Forms are available in a downloadable PDF version via the ticketing webpage of www.fifa.com.

Once completed, you can return your Ticket Application Form to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Ticketing Centre via post or fax.

Address: Aurorastrasse 100, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland

Fax: +41 43222 6800 (Please send only the ticket order form section of the Ticket Application Form). Visa is the preferred payment method of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Residents of South Africa:

During Sales Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 residents of South Africa can apply for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa tickets in the following ways:

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FIRST TWO PHASES ARE FINISHED.

Paper Ticket Application Form

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Ticket Application Forms are available from all First National Bank (FNB) branches in South Africa commencing 20 February 2009.

Fill out the Ticket Application Form and give the completed form to a teller at any FNB branch across South Africa for processing. Pay the total value of the Tickets included in your Ticket Application; you will then receive your FNB Visa Official Mascot Prepaid Card from the teller. The amount of your total ticket purchase is now on the FNB Visa Official Mascot Prepaid card.

Wait to receive an SMS confirming the outcome of your application (successful, partially successful or unsuccessful). If successful or partially successful you will be able to collect your Tickets starting from April 2010.

Online

Visit the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ticketing website at http://www.fifa.com/ and apply for tickets using one of your payment methods that are accepted by FIFA and are authorized by your issuing bank to transact online. Visa is the preferred payment method of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Ticket Sales Phases

Ticket sales for the 2010 World Cup commenced on 20 February 2009 and will close on 11 July 2010. During the sales period there will be 5 distinct Ticket Sales Phases. The dates as set out in the schedule are all subject to possible change without prior notice.

The period from 20 February 2009 to 7 April 2010 is divided into 4 separate Ticket Sales Phases during which Ticket applications are processed either subject to a random selection draw process for Tickets that are oversubscribed or on a first- come-first-served basis subject to availability. The 5th and final Ticket Sales Phase is referred to as the "Last Minute Sales Phase" and will take place from 15 April to 11 July 2010.

When to apply:

In order to ensure a fair and transparent allocation of tickets, even with ticket demand exceeding ticket supply, and in order to provide as many interested persons as possible with tickets, the procedure for ticket allocation has been divided into five phases. Between the individual phases no applications can be submitted. The dates given below are all subject to possible change without prior notice.

Third sales phase: 5 December 2009 to 22 January 2010

The procedure corresponds to that of phase one: all correctly submitted applications received during this stage will be considered for allocation. If the number of applications for Match or Team Specific tickets exceeds the number of tickets available, tickets will be allocated by a random selection draw taking place on 1 February 2010. Please note: it makes no difference whether you apply early, on 5 December 2009, or late, on 22 January 2010. Each correctly submitted application will have the same opportunity of being successful in the draw.

Fourth sales phase: 9 February 2010 to 7 April 2010

Ticket applications submitted during this stage will be processed, subject to availability, on a first-come-first-served basis - in the order of receipt.

Final / Last Minute sales phase: 15 April 2010 to 11 July 2010

Ticket applications will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis, however Ticket transactions will be conducted immediately at the point of sale.

Random Selection Draw Sales Phases

Ticket applications are received throughout the full period of a Random Selection Sales Phase. All applications received during the Sales Phase have an equal chance of success, regardless of whether they are received by the FWCTC at the beginning or at the end of the Sales Phase. If the number of available tickets for a specific match and ticket product or category is greater than the number of applications received for such match and ticket product or category, tickets will be allocated and confirmed for all valid requests. If, however, the demand exceeds the number of tickets available for the match and ticket product or category requested, tickets will be allocated to the successful applicants via a random selection draw. All applicants will be contacted within approximately 3 days after the random selection draw process has been completed to confirm whether or not they have been successful.

First-Come-First-Served Sales Phases

Ticket applications received during these Sales Phases are processed according to the order in which they are received and subject to availability. Customers will be contacted within approximately 10 working days after submitting their application to the teller at the FNB branch to confirm whether or not their application has been successful.