FIFA admits flaws over World Cup ticketing

Over-the-counter sales of tickets in host nation South Africa began last week, igniting real World Cup fever in the country for the first time and there was chaos as thousands of fans rushed to buy, crashing the computer system.

"I think we should have opened ticketing centres in the country before," FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke told reporters on Friday.

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