2010 Fifa ticketing system crash

Yup, and I was so damn close to getting my hands on Spain vs Chile :(. Now I have an exam to write... hope there's still tickets left :(
 
Every system has its limits.

The DB and Web server can only handle so many concurrent requests. Planning for this is almost impossible as your plan is based on your previous crash.
 
I must disagree; one can always plan ahead with some contingency plans… with the right people and the right system and hardware …. No system should succumb to the volumes .
 
dr.grimm said:
I must disagree; one can always plan ahead with some contingency plans… with the right people and the right system and hardware …. No system should succumb to the volumes .
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I agree with you.

But FIFA will blame SA. And they will use it in their marketing machine - look, we are so popular that the best computer system in the world can't cope with the volume. And those of you that haven't bought a ticket - best you get there soon because the demand is so great.
 
OH FFS!

For the first time I can afford to buy tickets and then this happens!
 
cant say im surprised... sigh :/ been on the pc the entire morning clicking "buy ticket"
 
I got to the last stage... confirmation... Spain vs Chile in PTA. Sigh. Not cool. I hope it doesn't come back up until after my exam :D

BTW, looks like FIFA have removed the links to availability and buy tickets on their site.
 
Rather click buy ticket. Takes you to the same screen as the availability anyways. You can just buy them straight away...
 
millennia said:
Rather click buy ticket. Takes you to the same screen as the availability anyways. You can just buy them straight away...
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There's no ticketing page now. Nothing to click.


Today 28 May, an additional 90,000 tickets for all 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ became available through all sales channels, with a huge demand from fans in South Africa.

Regrettably, FIFA’s official service provider MATCH AG confirmed that significant delays were experienced in the sales process due to technical problems which affected all sales channels, including ticketing centres and FNB branches.

“Last night I visited together with OC CEO Danny Jordaan one of the ticketing centres located in Sandton, Johannesburg, and I was deeply moved by the dozens of fans who were already queuing in the hope of getting a World Cup ticket," said FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.

"Today I would like to sincerely apologise to all the fans that have been affected by the problems in the ticketing sales system. We have already demanded a detailed report from our service provider Match AG on the causes of these problems and are expecting that they solve the situation very soon."
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I had seven ticket for the finals and the damn thing bombed out on payment :(((
 
LiamRG said:
Every system has its limits.

The DB and Web server can only handle so many concurrent requests. Planning for this is almost impossible as your plan is based on your previous crash.
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Then they're a bunch of idiots. Buying tickets online is nothing new, this crash just reeks of bad management. The least they can do is to preempt volumes based on previous world cups.
 
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