Worried organisers may give away free tickets

World Cup organisers may give away free tickets to groups of schoolchildren or young footballers to avoid the spectacle of thousands of empty seats at matches.

Worried organisers may give away free tickets

World Cup organisers may give away free tickets to groups of schoolchildren or young footballers to avoid the spectacle of thousands of empty seats at matches.

As FIFA struggles to come to grips with ticketing problems at the tournament, organisers have been embarrassed by television pictures showing some stadiums little more than half-full.

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