FIFA ticketing systems crash, no WC tickets sold

About 700 people pushed and shoved and organizers threatened to shut down a World Cup ticket center as fans scrambled for a last chance to watch the tournament's biggest games, only to discover that FIFA's systems had crashed.

Updated on: May 28, 2010, 16:58:56 IST

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About 700 people pushed and shoved and organizers threatened to shut down a World Cup ticket center as fans scrambled for a last chance to watch the tournament's biggest games, only to discover that FIFA's systems had crashed. Two hours into Friday's final release, no one had been able to buy any of the 160,000 tickets still available for the world's biggest football tournament.

FIFA says service provider Match was experiencing "significant delays" due to technical problems across all sales channels. Chief organizer Danny Jordaan said he wanted to "sincerely apologize" to the fans, some of whom had been queuing for two days, for the problems. FIFA says it has demanded a full report from Match.

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