FIFA blames JAWOC, KOWOC for World Cup ticket fiasco

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)

Luxurious meals for World Cup spectators unveiled

Luxurious meals for World Cup spectators unveiled

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup (KOWOC) unveiled April 1 luxurious meal menus to be offered to buyers of high-priced soccer tickets during this summer's World Cup finals. Cooks prepared the meals at a Seoul hotel for a tasting.

World Cup promoted in S. Korea

World Cup promoted in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Han Gill puts a World Cup publicity sticker on a car in a ceremony in Seoul on May 31 to mark the final countdown to next year's event to be co-hosted with Japan. AT left is Chung Mong Joon, South Korea's 2002 World Cup Organizing Committee (KOWOC).

2002 World Cup mascots given names to match 'alien' image

2002 World Cup mascots given names to match 'alien' image

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon (R), president of South Korea's organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup (KOWOC), poses for photographers with three mascots for the event in Seoul on April 26 . Chung said their names were (from L to R) ''Nik,'' ''Ato'' and ''Kaz.'' The announcement marked the beginning of the countdown of the final 400 days before the kickoff of soccer's premier event in Asia.

S. Korea regrets Japan's change of 2002 World Cup title

S. Korea regrets Japan's change of 2002 World Cup title

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon, head of the South Korean football association and co-chairman of the (South) Korean Organizing Committee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup (KOWOC), attends a news conference in Seoul on Jan. 16. Chung said it was ''regrettable'' that Japan has apparently reneged on an earlier agreement and changed the word order on its Japanese ticket application forms for the 2002 World Cup from ''Korea-Japan'' to ''Japan-Korea''.

S. Korean World Cup chief to step down

S. Korean World Cup chief to step down

SEOUL, South Korea - File photo shows Park Seh Jik who said July 27 he will step down as chairman of South Korea's 2002 World Cup organizing committee (KOWOC). ''In order to avoid more upheaval, I have decided to resign,'' Park told reporters in Seoul.

FIFA blames JAWOC, KOWOC for World Cup ticket fiasco

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)

World Cup promoted in S. Korea

World Cup promoted in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Han Gill puts a World Cup publicity sticker on a car in a ceremony in Seoul on May 31 to mark the final countdown to next year's event to be co-hosted with Japan. AT left is Chung Mong Joon, South Korea's 2002 World Cup Organizing Committee (KOWOC).

2002 World Cup mascots given names to match 'alien' image

2002 World Cup mascots given names to match 'alien' image

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon (R), president of South Korea's organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup (KOWOC), poses for photographers with three mascots for the event in Seoul on April 26 . Chung said their names were (from L to R) ''Nik,'' ''Ato'' and ''Kaz.'' The announcement marked the beginning of the countdown of the final 400 days before the kickoff of soccer's premier event in Asia.

S. Korea regrets Japan's change of 2002 World Cup title

S. Korea regrets Japan's change of 2002 World Cup title

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon, head of the South Korean football association and co-chairman of the (South) Korean Organizing Committee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup (KOWOC), attends a news conference in Seoul on Jan. 16. Chung said it was ''regrettable'' that Japan has apparently reneged on an earlier agreement and changed the word order on its Japanese ticket application forms for the 2002 World Cup from ''Korea-Japan'' to ''Japan-Korea''.

S. Korean World Cup chief to step down

S. Korean World Cup chief to step down

SEOUL, South Korea - File photo shows Park Seh Jik who said July 27 he will step down as chairman of South Korea's 2002 World Cup organizing committee (KOWOC). ''In order to avoid more upheaval, I have decided to resign,'' Park told reporters in Seoul.