World Cup attendances pass one million mark - FIFA

Soccer Football - World Cup - Moscow, Russia - June 20, 2018 Zomo, Russia's fan from Cameroon is pictured in the metro REUTERS/Carl Recine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Over one million fans have attended games at the World Cup, organisers FIFA said in a statement on Thursday after Denmark's 1-1 draw with Australia, the 21st match of the tournament in Russia.

"To date, more than 2.6 million tickets have been allocated to football fans all around the world, with ticket sales ongoing until July 15. On average, World Cup stadium occupancy is at 97 percent and more than 70,000 tickets have been resold," added the statement.

The only glaring case of large numbers of empty seats was Uruguay's 1-0 win over Egypt in Yekaterinburg, where 6,000 tickets which had been allocated were left unused.

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Portugal vs Morocco- Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 20, 2018. Fans watch the broadcast at Saint Petersburg Fan Fest. REUTERS/Henry Romero

FIFA said that was due to "no shows" from constituent groups which include sponsors, member associations and supporters.

(Reporting by Richard Martin, editing by Ed Osmond)

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Portugal vs Morocco- Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 20, 2018. A fan of Portugal is pictured during the Portugal vs Morocco match at Saint Petersburg Fan Fest. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Portugal vs Morocco- Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 20, 2018. Fans are pictured at Saint Petersburg Fan Fest. REUTERS/Henry Romero