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02-01-2006, 09:53 PM
From ESPN.com
Updated: Feb. 1, 2006
Extra World Cup tickets to be soldAssociated Press
FRANKFURT, Germany -- There will be 140,00 more World Cup tickets available for fans than originally planned.
Capacity at some of the 12 World Cup stadiums has been increased, leading to a total of 3.07 million tickets, organizers said Wednesday. Of the 2.6 million tickets already sold, 70 percent have been distributed through public sales.
A lottery lasting eight hours Wednesday allocated 300,000 tickets among 677,900 applicants, who had requested 6 million tickets.
Horst Schmidt, a vice president of the organizing committee, said 1.1 million tickets have been sold worldwide through the official Web site.
The number of tickets going to the 31 foreign teams qualified for the June 9-July 9 soccer showcase has been raised by more than 100,000 to 592,000. Tickets allocated to sponsors have been cut by 65,000 to 490,000.
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If you are able to go, get some money together and check out the World's greatest sporting event. It's nothing short of a blast. Germany will throw a good party.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2006
Extra World Cup tickets to be soldAssociated Press
FRANKFURT, Germany -- There will be 140,00 more World Cup tickets available for fans than originally planned.
Capacity at some of the 12 World Cup stadiums has been increased, leading to a total of 3.07 million tickets, organizers said Wednesday. Of the 2.6 million tickets already sold, 70 percent have been distributed through public sales.
A lottery lasting eight hours Wednesday allocated 300,000 tickets among 677,900 applicants, who had requested 6 million tickets.
Horst Schmidt, a vice president of the organizing committee, said 1.1 million tickets have been sold worldwide through the official Web site.
The number of tickets going to the 31 foreign teams qualified for the June 9-July 9 soccer showcase has been raised by more than 100,000 to 592,000. Tickets allocated to sponsors have been cut by 65,000 to 490,000.
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If you are able to go, get some money together and check out the World's greatest sporting event. It's nothing short of a blast. Germany will throw a good party.