Qatar World Cup ticket sales near 3 million, says FIFA President Gianni Infantino

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that 2.89 million tickets have been sold up till now for the upcoming football World Cup in Qatar and the figure is soon likely to touch the three million mark. 

Almost 240,000 hospitality packages had been sold for the tournament, Infantino said. The top three purchasing countries are Qatar, the United States and Saudi



Arabia.

Qatar, the smallest country to have hosted soccer's global showpiece tournament, is preparing for an estimated 1.2 million visitors during the World Cup, the first to be held in a Middle Eastern country.

Thousands of fans are expected to stay in neighbouring countries like tourism hub the United Arab Emirates and fly in to Doha for matches due to limited accommodation in Qatar.