The Hague - World Cup ticket sales in the Netherlands are sluggish, the ANP news agency reported Sunday, despite the national side being touted as possible winners.
The Dutch Football Federation to date has sold just 2 500 tickets for each of the three group games although it has been allocated between 6 500 and 9 000 places for the matches.
"There is no orange tide for this World Cup," said leading travel agent Julius ter Haar, referring to the colours worn by the national side.
He said that a combination of factors were putting fans off including high prices for tickets, flight and hotels as well as perceptions of poor security in South Africa.
There was a possibility though, he added, that some fans could be leaving it to the last moment in the hope that prices will come down.
The Dutch have been drawn in Group E alongside Denmark, Japan and Cameroon.
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