FIFA offers S/African fans with 300 final tickets

FIFA attempted to boost sluggish ticket sales for the World Cup today by offering South African fans 300 seats for the final over the counter.



Eleven ticket centres opened across the country for the last phase of sales, with tickets for the final available on a first-come, first-served basis.



Thousands of fans lined up outside a shopping mall in Soweto, close to where the opening game and the final will be held at Soccer City.



FIFA and local organisers are under pressure to sell 500,000 match tickets for the month-long tournament, which begins June 11.