Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil went on sale on Tuesday, August 20 with fans able to apply on Fifa's website, BBC Sport said.

Fifa is expecting a similar demand to Germany 2006, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64-match tournament.

Around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the tournament.

Tickets will range in price from £58 (US $90) for first-round matches to £632 ($990) for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for £15 ($23).

All applications made before 10 October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfil all requests.