Mick Gorrill, head of enforcement at the ICO, said, "Our investigation has found that the ticketing database was created by a company in Germany working on behalf of the German Football Association and the FIFA World Cup Organising Committee in Germany."

He said, "We have concluded that there is no evidence to suggest that any person has unlawfully obtained personal information within the UK, or that any person or organisation has breached UK data protection laws."

The ICO said it "had no reason to believe that the passport details of ticket purchasers from the UK are at risk".

Meanwhile, the ICO has said it a criminal investigation into a report that Yorkshire police forces, health organisations and local authorities have allowed staff to snoop on the public by accessing confidential personal information.