FIFA to sell 42,000 more Confederations Cup tickets

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- World football's governing body FIFA has made available an extra 42,308 tickets to the general public for June's Confederations Cup in Brazil.

　　The new allocation includes 3,166 tickets to the tournament opener between Brazil and Japan in Brasilia and a further 1,601 for the host nation's clash with Italy in Salvador, FIFA said on its website.

　　Both matches had been declared sold out when FIFA launched the second phase of sales on February 15.

　　Another 4,843 tickets will also be made available for the June 30 final at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium.

　　According to FIFA the additional seats, to go on sale Thursday, come from pre-booked tickets that were not paid for ahead of this week's deadline.

　　By Wednesday night, 475,389 Confederations Cup tickets had been sold, more than 64% of the overall number available.

　　The tournament will feature FIFA's six continental¹ champions, host nation Brazil and European runners-up Italy.

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。