Fifa believes it will be able to sell the three million tickets available for the 2002 tournament's 64 matches. Japan has 130 million people and they have the money to buy the tickets. Tickets for the 2002 event go on sale from February. Half of all seats will be sold in the host nations and 1.5 million internationally. This means supporters are not left out of pocket if their team does not qualify for the tournament.
Fans can buy a ticket for a certain match and venue and watch whoever ends up playing there.
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