The Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee held a draw Wednesday to pick the "lucky" numbers for second-round World Cup ticket applications from residents of Japan.
Those whose registrations have the number 76 as the last two digits will be able to call in their orders from Dec. 10, while the holders of applications with 49, 50 and 53 as the final digits can call from Dec. 11. The other number holders have to wait until Dec. 13 to make a phone booking.
The applicants-only telephone booking number is 0570-06-2002 (dial #9802 from mobile phones). Details of ticket-booking procedures are available on the JAWOC web site (www.jawoc.or.jp) or by calling 0180-993-531, which has an around-the-clock service in English and Japanese. This number cannot be accessed by mobile phones.
A total of 725,030 people made applications for second-round sales of 91,300 tickets.
All 32 matches in Japan still have some tickets available, but availability varies.
The Cameroon-Saudi Arabia match on June 6 at Saitama has 8,100 tickets available -- the highest figure -- while the quarterfinal on June 21 at Shizuoka has only 300 tickets, the smallest amount.
The England-Sweden game at Saitama on June 2 has 6,200 tickets left, while the Argentina-England game at Sapporo on June 7 has 2,600. The final on June 30 at Yokohama has just 400 tickets available.
Kickoff time changed
The kickoff time for the Group F matches slated for June 2 have been changed, the Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee announced Wednesday.
The England-Sweden game at Saitama will now kick off at 6:30 p.m., while the Argentina-Nigeria game at Kashima will begin at 2:30 p.m.