FIFA cites no-show fans as reason for empty seats at mostly sold-out World Cup matches
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FIFA says no-show fans explain why just one of the first 14 World Cup matches played to a full stadium.
Only Argentina's 2-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina had 100 percent attendance, with 74,738 spectators at Maracana Stadium on Sunday.
Brazil's opening win against Croatia had 436 no-shows in Itaquerao Stadium, Sao Paulo. It was 99.3 percent full.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Television pictures show patches of empty lower-tier seats at most matches.
The best match had the highest rate of unclaimed seats: A 92.8 percent turnout for the Netherlands beating Spain 5-1 in Salvador on Friday.
FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer says fans are not offering tickets for sale through FIFA's website.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fischer says "most are uncollected tickets because people who have not been coming to the match have not put them on the resale platform."