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Empty seats in FIFA World Cup: probe on Egypt-Uruguay game at Yekaterinburg

The sensational FIFA World Cup turned into a shocking one during the Egypt-Uruguay game at Yekaterinburg stadium.FIFA allotted 32,278 tickets while the official attendance reached only 27,015 for the 5 PM local time(12:00 GMT) Kick off.

It’s deemed that more than 5000 people with tickets skipped Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Egypt in the opening game at Yekaterinburg.FIFA investigation is on regarding this matter.

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Pockets of orange seats were clearly visible in the lower tiers of the stadium which has a 33,061 capacity for World Cup games

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