FIFA World Cup: Empty seats at Yekaterinburg for Egypt-Uruguay game prompt FIFA probe
15 Jun 2018 4:19 PM GMT (Update:2019-04-23 13:22:19)
FIFA says it allocated 32,278 tickets and the official attendance was 27,015 for the 5 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) kickoff.
Pockets of orange seats were clearly visible in the lower tiers of the stadium which has a 33,061 capacity for World Cup games. (Photo: AP)
Moscow: More than 5,000 people with tickets skipped Uruguay's 1-0 win over Egypt in the opening game at Yekaterinburg.
FIFA says it is investigating why, with "no-shows" one of the factors.
Pockets of orange seats were clearly visible in the lower tiers of the stadium which has a 33,061 capacity for World Cup games.
FIFA says it allocated 32,278 tickets and the official attendance was 27,015 for the 5 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) kickoff.
( Source : AP )
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