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World Cup Tickets: The Saga Continues

FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke revealed that tickets prices for South African residents will be slashed to ensure that all World Cup matches will be ‘sold out’. Thousands of Category 2 and 3 tickets will be sold at Category 4 prices — twenty US dollars — although details on sales have not yet been released. This announcement came on the heels of news that FIFA expects to make a marginal loss on the tournament. Valcke placed part of the blame on airlines and travel agencies for overcharging foreign football tourists. In South Africa, however, FIFA’s byzantine ticketing process — heavily reliant on internet-based credit card sales — has been criticized. Others say Bafana Bafana’s mediocrity has not helped and that even the lower ticket prices are beyond the reach of most ordinary South Africans.

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