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India-Uruguay Friendly Tickets Cut by 90% in Kolkata
India is getting ready to play a football friendly against Uruguay in Kolkata.
Tickets in two sections of the stadium now cost INR 199.
They had cost INR 1,999 before, so the price has dropped by about 90%.
The Indian football official account announced the change on Sunday.
The move comes after people questioned ticket prices for India’s match against Brazil.
Just over 51,000 people attended that game, even though the stadium can hold 68,000.
India had also played Panama in Bengaluru as part of its preparatory matches.
Ticket prices for Block C2 right and C2 left at Kolkata’s VYBK Stadium were reduced to INR 199.
The two blocks had previously been priced at INR 1,999, making the reduction about 90%.
The Indian football official account announced the price change on Sunday.
The reduction follows questions about ticket prices for India’s high-profile friendly against Brazil.
Attendance at the Brazil match was just over 51,000, below the Salt Lake Stadium’s 68,000 capacity.
- Who
- India and Uruguay are set to play a football friendly.
- What
- Ticket prices in Block C2 right and C2 left were reduced from INR 1,999 to INR 199.
- Where
- Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) Stadium in Kolkata.
- When
- The change was announced on Sunday; the article gives no date for the friendly.
- Why
- The move followed questions over ticket prices for India’s friendly against Brazil.
Ticket pricing concerns
Lower-priced seats
Pricing for India’s high-profile matches
Ticket pricing concerns
Questions were raised over ticket prices for India’s friendly against Brazil; attendance was just over 51,000 at a stadium with a capacity of 68,000.
Lower-priced seats
Prices in two blocks for the Uruguay friendly were cut by about 90%, from INR 1,999 to INR 199.
Key facts
- New ticket price
- INR 199 for Block C2 right and C2 left
- Previous ticket price
- INR 1,999 for those blocks
- Price reduction
- About 90%
- Venue
- Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) Stadium, Kolkata
- Brazil match attendance
- Just over 51,000
- Salt Lake Stadium capacity
- 68,000
- Other preparatory match mentioned
- India played Panama in Bengaluru
Sources
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