FIFA said Tuesday it had been deluged with requests for 17 million tickets for the World Cup finals in the first round of sales. Demand was highest from the Qatar hosts of the controversial tournament in November-December but that it had been "inundated" with requests from Argentina, Brazil, England, France, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the United States. Some 1.8 million tickets were sought just for the final which will be held in the 80,000 seat Lusail stadium in Doha on December 18, the world body said.