Fans queue for World Cup tickets

Pretoria, 15 April-(ANA)-Thousands of South African fans queued overnight at supermarkets and shopping malls today for a chance to buy 500,000 unsold World Cup tickets.

Fifa agreed yesterday to drop a ruling that sales could only be made online or through a ballot procedure.

There is still availability for all fixtures, including the final at Soccer City in Johannesburg on 11 July.

A 64-year-old man died from an apparent seizure as he waited in a queue in central Cape Town.

The tragedy in Cape Town came after fans from all over the country had queued from Wednesday afternoon as South Africans rushed to get World Cup tickets.

Demand for the tickets in South Africa had initially been sluggish but the most recent phase saw 85% of the 240,000 tickets sold between February and the beginning of April go to locals.

Fifa has since revealed that 2.2m tickets have been sold for the tournament, which kicks off on 11 June.(ANA)

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