TICKITING problems at this year's World Cup finals were due to computer errors and late supply of information, world soccer body FIFA said Monday.

　　FIFA's executive committee approved an independent report for the problems with ticket sales for the May 31-June 30 tournament in Japan and South Korea.

　　There were substantial numbers of empty seats at some matches while fans who wanted to attend were unable to get tickets.

　　The report, produced by consultants Ernst & Young, said there had been a number of problems with tickets sold outside of Japan and South Korea by British company Byrom.

　　This included a failure by Byrom to notify the organizing committees early enough that tickets were available for sale locally.

　　It said late delivery of sold tickets was due to problems with Byrom's ticketing system and a lack of detail in the agreement between FIFA and Byrom.

　　The Japanese organizers originally had no system to offer unsold tickets close to the match day, so some remained unsold. The Japanese later set up telephone hotlines to sell remaining tickets.

　　FIFA had earlier said Byrom had not received the information it needed on the layout of the stadiums in Japan.