Photos: The World Cup runs on tech

All World Cup tickets contain an RFID chip to hinder counterfeiting and scalping. The chip is embedded in the symbol on the left. Although there are many late ticket returns, World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer, president of host nation Germany's organising committee, says he expects all 3 million-plus tickets will be sold, according to Reuters.

Credit: Flickr user Nathan Gibbs

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