The ticketing scheme that has haunted the World Cup

Ghost ticketing has left several would-be spectators without tickets for this year’s World Cup, set to culminate with the Argentina-Spain final in New Jersey.

Imagine scoring tickets to the biggest sporting event in the world, only to learn just before a game that you bought tickets from a seller who didn’t actually have them.

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