Fifa release statement after World Cup match sees thousands of empty seats

Fifa has defended its attendance figures at South Korea’s opening-day win against the Czech Republic at the World Cup by insisting that some fans “stood in concourses rather than in their assigned seat.” There were thousands of empty seats, in just the second match of the tournament, to further raise questions surrounding Fifa’s ticket prices for the world spectacle.South Korea defeated Czech Republic 2-1, in a gripping Group A contest in Guadalajara. But amid controversy