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FIFA announced Friday that 130,000 World Cup tickets were sold in the first 36 hours of the final phase and 29 of the 64 matches are now sold out, but a number of less popular matchups still have unsold tickets in all four pricing categories.
FIFA ticketing subcommittee chairman Horst Schmidt said there were no more seats available for the final, both semi-finals and the opening game between host South Africa and Mexico at Johannesburg egypt nile cruise s Soccer City stadium on June 11.
But some less popular matches, like South Korea versus Greece at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium egypt nile cruise in Port Elizabeth and Paraguay versus New Zealand in the northern city of Polokwane, are yet to sell out tickets in any of the four categories of seats.
As a result, egypt nile cruise they might be forced to give away free tickets to schools or charities,liverpool fc soccer, which could have an impact egypt nile cruise on the economic benefit of the World Cup for the local committee, which is counting for much of its revenue from ticket sales.
Foreign ticket sales, particularly in Europe, have also been disappointing. Less than 350,000 people are expected to travel to the country for Africa s first World Cup, down from initial estimates of 450,000.
FIFA has been criticised for waiting so long to simplify the process for local fans who, because of a combination of low income levels and unfamiliarity with buying on the internet, had not taken to the organisers initial online plans.