Fifa has released the countries which fans have already purchased the most expensive world Cup tickets in the competition’s history. Unfortunately, there is not a single African country in the list of countries which fans have purchased the tickets thus far. According to sources, a small number of tickets remain unsold, although the finalists are still unknown. The cost of a single ticket ranges from €600 to €8,000. The countries from which fans purchased the most tickets for Club World Cup matches are as follows, USA Brazil Argentina Mexico Canada Germany Saudi Arabia France Japan Spain
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
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