Empty seats at Uruguay’s World Cup win over Egypt spark Fifa investigation

• Thousands of seats unfilled at match in Ekaterinburg
• World Cup organisers looking into reasons behind it

Fifa is investigating after thousands of seats were left unfilled for Uruguay’s World Cup match against Egypt in Ekaterinburg.

José Giménez proved Uruguay’s saviour with a 90th-minute winner in a poor match played at a stadium which had more than 6,000 empty seats – nearly 20% of the capacity.

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