体坛英语资讯：US, Latin American fans lead World Cup ticket demand
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 3-- <span word="Fans">Fans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="come">come</span>, <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="served">served</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> 13 <span word="March">March</span>, 394,433 <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> 216,134 <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="where">where</span> 16,642 <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> (15,006), <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> (14,755), <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> (14,372), <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> (9,962) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> (9,766).</p><p><span word="Reigning">Reigning</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="with">with</span> 5,974 <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="China">China</span> (6,598), <span word="Australia">Australia</span> (5,905) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span> (4,509) <span word="led">led</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> 1.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="September">September</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="with">with</span> 80,161 <span word="buyers">buyers</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> (65,863) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> (60,199).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 18. <span word="Fans">Fans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="come">come</span>, <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="served">served</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="availability">availability</span>.</p><p><span word="Football">Football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> 11 <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="June">June</span> 14 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="July">July</span> 15.</p>
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