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Title: 10% Chance of getting checked at the stadium
Post by: ricky on May 22, 2006, 08:55:14 AM

Form the Guardian...(not Trinidad)

"Few fans attending the World Cup will have their ticket and passport checked before going into matches, after the German tournament organisers accepted that such a policy could create major security problems.

Only around 10 per cent of fans entering stadiums will face random spot-checks to see if the name on their ticket matches their passport, despite previous pledges to vet all spectators.

'The intention is that it's 10 per cent, not 100 per cent, who get checked,' said a key British official involved in ensuring England fans do not cause problems. 'If you turn up early you'll probably face a check, but if you turn up not long before kick-off, as England fans usually do, there's little chance.'

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has criticised the German authorities for risking 'half-empty stadiums' by pursuing their planned rigorous ticket-checking."
     

Title: Re: 10% Chance of getting checked at the stadium
Post by: dcs on May 22, 2006, 09:37:28 AM

Good find on the article.

That was always going and be the case but keeping that under wraps until know serve its purpose.

If allyuh find other articles post it here.