Over 100,000 South Korean football fans expected at FIFA World Cup

Saratov (Russia) April 6 (IANS) Over 100 000 football fans from South Korea are expected to visit 11 cities across Russia to attend matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup this summer Kim Sae-woong the Consul General of the South Korean Embassy in Russia said on Friday.

Asked by journalists during his visit to the Russian city of Saratov on a number of South Korean nationals coming to Russia for the World Cup Sae-woong said that "as far as I know about 100 500 tickets were purchased by the citizens of South Korea for the matches" reported Tass news agency.

"I believe that this number is likely to increase " the South Korean diplomat added.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final Draw held at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow on December 1 last year placed South Korea in Group F alongside with reigning champions Germany Sweden and Mexico.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in 68 days with the opening match in Moscow.

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