South Africa should expect about 110,000 fewer visitors for the World Cup than initially expected, a consulting firm said Wednesday, largely because of the poor distribution and high prices of soccer-match tickets in African countries.
家咨询公司周三称，南非世界杯到场观众将比原先预计少11万人，主要原因是在非洲国家球赛门票销售不佳且价格过高。
'We expected a lot more people,' said Gillian Saunders of Grant Thornton, the accounting and consulting concern that put together a range of economic projections related to this year's World Cup in South Africa. 'I think there was a failure of distribution in Africa,' she added.
会计和管理咨询公司均富(Grant Thornton)的吉莉安•桑德斯(Gillian Saunders)称，原先预计的人数要多得多。 该公司综合了与今年南非世界杯有关的一系列经济前景。桑德斯说，非洲门票销售不佳。
Compared with its estimate in 2008, Grant Thornton has revised down by 77% the number of African ticket holders it expects to visit South Africa for the World Cup, and the number of non-ticket holders from African countries is 15% lower than initialprojections. Grant Thornton now expects some 373,000 total visitors, compared with the previousprojection of 483,000.
均富公司下调了对持票赴南非观看世界杯的非洲观众人数的估计，较2008年估计值下降77%，而非洲国家无票人数比原先预计低了15%。均富公司目前预计总到场观众约为37.3万人，而原先预计为48.3万人。
With only 50 days before its start, the World Cup faces challenges drawing spectators. Belt-tightening is expected to cut some visitors' trips. High crime rates also could deter fans. The volcanic ash that has caused havoc with air travel over Europe now looms over the World Cup, too.
南非世界杯距离开幕仅有50天时间，在吸引观众方面仍存在问题。部分观众可能会因节省开支而取消行程。南非的高犯罪率也令球迷望而却步。引起欧洲航空大混乱的火山灰目前也给世界杯投下阴影。
Poor attendance from African countries would be a setback for the World Cup hosts. Soccer's governing body, FIFA, and South Africa's World Cup Organizing Committee heavily promoted the event's debut on the continent, with the hope of attracting Africa's soccer-crazed fans.
如果非洲国家观众不多，对世界杯举办国来说会是个打击。世界杯主管机构国际足联(FIFA)及南非世界杯组委会(World Cup Organizing Committee)大力宣传这是世界杯首度在非洲举办，希望能吸引疯狂的非洲球迷。
Rich Mkhondo, a spokesman for the World Cup organizing committee in South Africa, says officials are pleased with overall ticket sales.
南非世界杯组委会发言人Rich Mkhondo称，组委会官员对门票整体销售情况感到满意。
Peter Wonacott
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