Half-a-million tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ go on sale from Wednesday, when the fifth and final round of ticket sales for the tournament kicks off, coinciding with the opening of ticketing centres in all nine South African host cities and the start of the over-the-counter sales.

Unveiling the official World Cup ticket at Maponya Mall in Soweto outside Johannesburg on Friday, Fifa secretary-general Jérôme Valcke said that, for the last sales phase, "we have made a big effort to assist football fans by introducing various additional means to purchase a ticket".

In all, 500 000 tickets for 63 matches - including all knock-out matches except the final - will be made available.
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