FIFA blames JAWOC, KOWOC for World Cup ticket fiasco

YOKOHAMA, Japan - David Will, a senior FIFA official in charge of ticketing, speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on June 24 about World Cup ticketing problems. Will blamed the Japan World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC) and the South Korean World Cup organizing committee (KOWOC) for a ticket fiasco that has resulted in swathes of empty seats during the World Cup soccer finals. (World Cup 2002)

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