World Cup tickets will be hard to come by

From Business Day

CAPE TOWN — Only about 1-million South Africans will be able to watch football matches in stadiums during the 2010 World Cup, regardless of what price the tickets sell for.

This emerged yesterday when a high-powered delegation from the Fifa’s South African office and the local organising committee briefed Parliament’s two committees dealing with sport.

The briefing comes on the back of fears that the tickets will be too expensive for ordinary South African football lovers.

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