A new game

My new favourite website is FIFA.com - specifically the ticketing section for the 2010 World Cup.

I click on the 'Check Availability' page too many times a day. The reason? I want to see which game I can get to next. It's a great game!

You see, the availability page lists which tickets in which category are available for which game. It's been widely reported that ticket sales haven't been great, but that's fantasitic for those of us actually going to South Africa, because we can pretty much pick and choose which games we want to go and see (budget allowing, of course).

The twist is that, as sponsors and national associations return their unsold tickets, games that previously appered sold out become available again. That's why I'm in there every day - too see what comes up next.

Just today, in fact, it looks like we've been able to secure tickets to the Ghana v Germany group game. That brings to eight the number of matches I'll be going to. And I'm only in South Africa for 14 nights!

From memory, my schedule in South Africa goes something like this:

June 14 arrive in the morning, then watch DENMARK V THE NETHERLANDS at 1.30pm. Then crash!
June 15 NEW ZEALAND V SLOVAKIA
June 16 Sun City tour
June 17 ARGENTINA V KOREA
June 18-19 Free (for now...)
June 20 NEW ZEALAND V ITALY
June 21-22 Free (for now...)
June 23 GHANA V GERMANY
June 24 NEW ZEALAND V PARAGUAY
June 25 CHILE V SPAIN
June 26 ROUND OF 16 GAME (possibly England v Germany or Australia)
June 27 Rest
June 28 Fly home
July 1 to May 2014 Find a way to pay this trip off

I wish it had been this easy to get tickets in Germany 2006. Now, which game can I go to next...?