Germans cool on World Cup tickets

The German football federation (DFB) said that German fans have only bought 579, 655 and 682 tickets respectively for the national team’s three group matches against Australia, Serbia and Ghana.

However DFB general secretary Wolfgang Niersbach said there was no cause for concern as the figures were similar to those for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

“Sales are normal and similar to the 2002 World Cup, and the comparison with 2002 offers itself because of the similar distance and the resulting costs,” said Niersbach.

“…we should not compare it with the 2006 World Cup when Germany were hosts. Even for the 2002 final in Yokohama (between Brazil and Germany) we only sold 2,144 tickets to German fans.”

Source:sportbusiness.com/