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[Published: Friday February 20 2009]

SA World Cup tickets go on sale

Pretoria, 20 Feb-(ANA)-Tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa have gone on sale as Africa prepares to host the contest for the first time.

Around 3m tickets are available for the 64 matches, which start in June 2010.

In the first sales phase, applications for tickets will be followed by a random selection draw in April.

Some 450,000 cheaper tickets are being reserved for South African residents of which 120,000 will be issued free to stadium construction workers.

Overall prices range from $20 (£14) for a category four ticket reserved for South Africans to $900 for a category one ticket for the final. (ANA)

FA/ANA/20 February 2009---

 


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