FIFA have emphatically denied suggestions that they will cut World Cup ticket prices or give away free seats to ensure capacity stadiums at the finals in South Africa later this year.
Ticket sales have been sluggish, and FIFA's Jerome Valcke says they are considering increasing the number of category-four seats, the specially-priced tickets for South African residents, which sell for 25 dollars.
Valcke says the economic crisis has had an impact, but he expects final ticket sales to cover the $600-million budget for organising the World Cup in South Africa.
