The World football governing body and South African’s World Cup local organizing committee are urging South Africans to buy the remaining 500,000 tickets for 63 matches excluding the final that will be made available on April 15.

With only 62 days to go for the such memorable tournament especially for Africans, 450,000 foreign visitors so far are expected to arrive in the Country.

“This final ticket phase is very important,” FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said at a press conference in Soweto, SA.

“We will not want to give that picture of empty seats to the world; all will need to be done in these last days.”

World Cup organizing committee head Danny Jordaan pleaded his fellow South Africans to buy the remaining tickets saying they have implemented over-the-counter sales to make sure tickets are easily accessible.

“We have done everything we were asked to do. We have created a [reduced price] category of tickets exclusively for South African. We have now implemented over-the-counter sales to make sure the tickets are accessible,” said Jordaan.

“The final thing is that South Africa must respond. [Because] if you are  a good host you must be here,” He added.

With the implementation of the over-the-counter option, people will be able to buy tickets at the Stadium despite the availability of the tickets online because the majority of the South Africans don’t have access to the internet and Bank option is also not popular.

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