FIFA: Attendance figure for second clash accurate despite empty seats

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2026-06-13

New York (PA Media/dpa) - FIFA insists the attendance figure for the World Cup clash between South Korea and Czech Republic was accurate after pictures appeared to show thousands of empty seats. The crowd for the Group A fixture at the stadium outside Mexico's Guadalajara on Thursday was announced as a near-capacity 44,985, leading onlookers to question the figure. However, world governing body FIFA said the attendance was based on "verified oper......

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