Biden To Attend World Cup In Brazil As FIFA Announces Last Tickets To Go On Sale

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry applaud after unveiling the FIFA World Cup trophy, the actual trophy that will be awarded to the winner of this years World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil, Monday, April 14, 2014, during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden is planning to be among the crowds at this summer's World Cup soccer tournament.

The White House announced Monday that Biden would travel to Brazil for the event in June. He also plans to attend a U.S. national team game.

Brazil expects 600,000 foreign visitors and 3 million Brazilian tourists during the monthlong tournament.

Biden got a look at the World Cup trophy Monday when it came to the State Department. The vice president also led the U.S. delegation to the last World Cup and called it "the most consequential sporting event in the world."

He says the tournament brings countries together, and people from every part of the world will be cheering on their team.

FIFA says nearly 200,000 tickets will be available in the last online sales phase for the World Cup in Brazil.

Soccer's international governing body says fans will be able to purchase tickets for 54 of the 64 matches beginning on Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. EDT. The tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis on FIFA.com.

The 10 games that aren't available are the final, the Brazil-Croatia opener, as well as eight other group stage matches: Mexico-Cameroon, England-Italy, Argentina-Bosnia, Brazil-Mexico, Spain-Chile, Cameroon-Brazil, Croatia-Mexico, and Australia-Spain.

FIFA's marketing director Thierry Weil says it's "the last chance for fans to secure their tickets."

More than 2.5 million tickets have already been allocated, including through FIFA's hospitality programs. The general public has purchased about 1.5 million tickets.