Bolivian street children get special ticket
LA PAZ, Bolivia, June 9 (Reuters) Bolivian street children got the best World Cup ticket in town today, invited by soccer-crazy President Evo Morales to watch the opening match on television at the presidential palace.
Morales, who regularly entertains supporters with impromptu kickabouts, asked dozens of shoe-shine boys, newspaper vendors and car-washers to come to watch Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2 on a giant television screen.
Guests were served fizzy drinks and sandwiches at halftime.
Bolivia, South America's poorest country, last qualified for the World Cup in 1994.
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Story first published: Saturday, June 10, 2006, 15:49 [IST]