Over 13,000 tickets sold for Russia-US friendly

Krasnodar (Russia), Nov 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 13,000 tickets have been sold for next week's friendly football match between Russia and the United States.

The Nov 14 match will be held here at the 35,000-seater arena of Russian Premier League sides FC Kuban and FC Krasnodar.

"In two and a half days more than 13,000 tickets were sold," FC Kuban commercial director Artem Mironov said.

"Kuban stadium may admit a little more than 29,000 spectators due to the reconstruction of several sectors."

The ticket price varies from $10 for the places behind the goals to $500 for VIP seats.

It will be the last match of the year for Fabio Capello's side who lead Group F in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup after four wins in four.

--IANS/RIA Novosti

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