RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The empty seats visible at some stadiums in the World Cup's opening 14 matches are due to fans who have bought tickets but have not turned up for the games rather than corporate clients not using them, FIFA said on Tuesday.
FIFA's official figures show that 701,710 of the 716,176 seats available in the opening games have been filled, meaning that 98 per cent of all seats have been used in the games so far.
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