ST. PETERSBURG, July 4th / TASS /. Around 43,000 foreigners ordered fan passes (fan IDs) for attending UEFA Euro2020 games in St. Petersburg, the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development announced TASS.
On Friday, a quarter-final of the Euro2020 took place in St. Petersburg, in which the Spanish national team defeated the Swiss team (1-1, 3-1 – on penalties). Previously, six group matches were played in St. Petersburg. A total of 132,752 fans took part in the games.
“There were around 140,000 requests for fan IDs for participation in Euro2020 games in St. Petersburg. Russian citizens have submitted 97,000 fan ID applications. Finnish citizens come in second place (10,500 passports), followed by Poland (4,200 passports) and Estonia (1,500). Passports), Sweden (1,500), Belgium (1,300), Belarus (950 passports), Germany (930 passports), Slovakia (920 passports) and the United States (900 passports), “the ministry told TASS. The difference in audience numbers and fan ID applications, the department said that not all fan passes were received at the end; In addition, some football fans lost their fan ID and repeatedly left applications.
The ministry also noted that more fan IDs than others were ordered by Russian and foreign fans between the ages of 25 and 34 and between 35 and 44. Three quarters of all those who ordered Fan IDs were men. The oldest fan who participated in Euro 2020 in St. Petersburg is 94 years old, the youngest was born in April 2021.
The stadium capacity in St. Petersburg was 61,000 spectators during the Euro. Due to the restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, no more than 30,500 fans can be present in the stands, which is 50% of the arena’s capacity. An average of 18,965 spectators were present at seven games in the Russian city.
Fan ID is Russia’s innovation in hosting the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup. This is a personalized spectator card that should be given to everyone who has bought a ticket to the tournament games. The fan pass granted the right to free travel between the cities in which the World Cup games were held, as well as on public transport in the city, on S and Aeroexpress trains and for foreign citizens – visa-free entry to the Russian tournament.
The European Championship, which was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, started on June 11, the final will take place on July 11.
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