More than 2,000 tickets allocated to Vietnamese fans for the upcoming fixture between Viet Nam and Thailand sold out in just five minutes.

Viet Nam team (in red jersey) seen in a recent international event. They will face Thailand on 5 September in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020. – Photo nld.vn

According to the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), all tickets were sold within five minutes of being available on Monday for the 5 September clash in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020 sold out.

Vietnamese fans have been allocated their own area between stand A and stand D. The price for a travelling supporter is 650 baht (490,000VND).

Meanwhile, tickets for local Thai fans are at 500 baht, equivalent to 375,000VND, for a place in stand A, and 200 baht or 150,000VND, for a place in stand D.

Earlier, nearly 20,000 tickets for Thai fans sold out on 5 and 11 August.

Viet Nam are in Group G alongside Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the UAE. They will gather at a training camp on 25 August to prepare for the event which will take place at 25,000-seat Thammasat Stadium in the city of Rangsit.

(Source: VNS)