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Tickets for top World Cup matches sell out fast

By Tales Azzoni
Published June 4, 2014 8:49pm ET
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Tickets for top World Cup matches sell out fast
Carlos Valentin, center, reacts after learning that tickets for some of Brazil's World Cup soccer games were sold-out, as he stands outside the Ibirapuera Gym with other soccer fans where hoping to buy tickets in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Tickets for the World Cup opener were sold out fast, as fans lined up in the cold to try to buy what was left for the other matches. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) | Nelson Antoine

SAO PAULO (AP) — The remaining tickets for the most important World Cup matches were sold out fast on Wednesday, disappointing hundreds of fans who waited in line across Brazil.

Tickets for the opener, the final and the two semifinals were sold out shortly after becoming available on FIFA’s website at midnight Wednesday Brazilian time (0300 GMT). All matches in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro also sold out quickly online.

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