The sale of 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets has seen the highest demand since the start of the last sales phase on 15 April 2010, FIFA said.
It said since 9am on Friday 28 May, a total of 100 000 tickets were sold and that 14 matches are no longer available, including the Final, the Semi-Finals and the 3 Group Games of Bafana Bafana.
Of the 100 000 tickets, about 53 000 have been sold through FNB branches, 30 000 through Internet and Call Centre, 13 500 through the FIFA Ticketing Centres and 3 500 through Shoprite/Checkers.
South African fans came out in numbers to purchase the tickets that were put on sale to the general public on Friday, despite initial technical problems which affected all sales channels.
"We are very impressed by the enthusiasm shown today by all fans and especially those in South Africa towards the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
"We have seen a huge demand for tickets from the local fans, in the true spirit of this 'football Friday'. We are very thankful for the patience shown by the fans and once again would like to apologise to all the fans that have been affected by the problems in the ticketing sales system today", said FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke.
"We are getting very close to a 97 percent average attendance, something which corresponds to the figures of Germany in 2006. We are very happy with the way fans have responded and we are sure that we will all enjoy a fantastic FIFA World Cup," he said. [src.: BuaNews]
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