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Ceremony host Carol Manana is silhouetted during the 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Italian soccer federation president Giancarlo Abete walks onto the stage before handing over the World Cup trophy to FIFA President Sepp Blatter during the 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Victor R Caivano) Children react during a opening ceremony at Khayelitsha township situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened a new Football For Hope Center in the township of Khayelitsha. South Africa is hosting the upcoming Soccer World Cup, attracting great popular demand for the sport in all areas of the country. (Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
Ceremony host Carol Manana is silhouetted during the 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Soccer fans have begun applying for 1 million tickets to 2010 World Cup matches after Friday's draw.

The latest online sales phase opened Saturday, now that the 32 teams know where and when they play first-round matches in South Africa.

Fans must apply by Jan. 22. Twelve percent of the tickets are distributed by national associations taking part. Tickets to oversubscribed matches are allocated by lottery.

The most popular likely will be the June 12 clash between the United States and England — the two foreign countries that bought the most tickets in earlier rounds of sales.

South African fans pay $19 for the cheapest seats at group matches. International prices start at $80.

Source: The Associated Press


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