Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano criticized the World Cup ticketing agent Wednesday over some 700 unoccupied seats at the second-round match between Japan and Turkey.
"We'll consider actions to take to hold Byrom accountable after discussing the issue with JAWOC (Japan World Cup organizing committee)," he said.
At Tuesday's match, in which Japan was eliminated from the tournament in a 1-0 defeat, blocks of seats were empty behind the end line near the pitch at Miyagi Stadium.