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Fifa investigating empty seats at Uruguay match
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FIFA said yesterday that it was investigating why thousands of seats were left empty for Uruguay’s World Cup match against Egypt in Ekaterinburg.
Jose Gimenez proved Uruguay’s saviour with a 90th-minute winner in a poor match played at a stadium with almost one in five seats unfilled.
A Fifa spokesman said that the official attendance was 27,015, against a capacity of 33,061.
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