WHERE ARE THE TEAMS STAYING?
For your information, the teams are based in the following cities:
· France and Denmark are in Knysna
· Uruguay are in Kimberly
· Paraguay have provisionally booked Mossel Bay
· Argentina are in Pretoria
· Australia are in Muldersdrift
· Brazil are in Bloemfontein
· Holland are in Sandton
· Germany are in Pretoria
· Ghana are in White River
· Nigeria are in Zimbali
· Honduras are in Johannesburg
· Italy are in Pretoria
· Ivory Coast are in Vanderbijlpark
· Japan are in George
· Mexico are in Johannesburg South
· Slovakia are in East London
· Slovenia are in Johannesburg
· Spain and South Korea are in Rustenburg
· Switzerland are in Vanderbijlpark
· USA are in Irene (Pretoria)
· England are in Rustenburg
HOW BIG IS WORLD CUP?
Korea-Japan 2002- 38.8 billion people in total watched in total (accumulative)
- 3 billion people watched the final live
- Added $ 15 billion
to the economies
- FIFA estimated a profit of $251.5 million
Germany 2006- 206 (out of 249) countries entered the competition
- 800 000 visitors were expected, 2 000 000 arrived!
- 18 million spectators at Fan Parks
- Visitors spent $766 million
- Overall the spectators spent $4 billion
- Germany spent $1.6 billion revamping stadiums
Compared to 2002 the female viewing public has grown by around 40%
FIFA World Cup TV Viewership of nearly 39 billion.....Compared to:
- Princess Diana’s funeral (1997)
2.5 billion
- Cricket World Cup (2003)
1.4 billion in total
- Rugby World Cup (2003)
3 billion in total (7 weeks)
300 million watched Final live
- Sydney Olympics, 2000
30 billion in total (watching 300 events!)
3.7 billion for 100m men’s final
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