South Korea Still Has 265,717 Unsold World Cup Tickets

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South Korea Still Has 265,717 Unsold World Cup Tickets

South Korea's World Cup organizing committee said on Tuesday that 265,717 or about 20 percent of the total World Cup soccer finals tickets remain unsold in their 10 venue cities.

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South Korea's World Cup organizing committee said on Tuesday that 265,717 or about 20 percent of the total World Cup soccer finals tickets remain unsold in their 10 venue cities.

Of the total tickets left, 6,081 are for three group matches involving China. The organizing committee has been trying to persuade Koreans to give up their tickets to Chinese fans who are desperate to see their side's first appearance in the finals.

The South Korean authorities are concerned about the ticket issue which was raised at a meeting on Tuesday between Culture and

Tourism Minister Namkung Jin and the country's President Kim Dae-jung.

Around 807,570 tickets were made available for sale in South Korea, who is co-hosting the May 31-June 30 World Cup finals with Japan, and a further 607,358 outside the country.

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