The South African government has promised a clampdown on black market tickets after a stampede, triggered by fake tickets, during a warm-up match between Nigerian and North Korea that left 15 people injured.
But illegal touts were operating in South Africa, some of them plying their trade in front of the official FIFA ticketing office in Johannesburg's financial district, Sandton.
A man, who said he was from the U.S., approached a Reuters reporter with six tickets for Tuesday's Brazil v North Korea game asking $250 for each right outside the FIFA ticketing office in Sandton, where a few fans were queuing to buy tickets.
"For the finals, yes, the finals are going for 12 and half (thousand rand)," the tout told Talk Radio 702.
"I will reply later in the evening as soon as this comes in," he said when asked if he had tickets for the Brazil v Ivory Coast game on Sunday.
