The World Cup

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It happens once every four years, 32 countries, 352 players, 150 staff and millions of fans. That is the World Cup, thirty two nations will come together as one to support their country, tears will be shed, hearts will be broken, and spirits will be lifted as the nations battle it out for the trophy. The World Cup is truly the biggest sporting event in the world, not only by the fact that it has the most viewers, but also by the amount of money put towards hosting the match stadiums, ticket purchases, and merchandise purchases.

According to The Fédération Internationale de Football Association A.K.A FIFA, the World Cup in 2010 hosted in South Africa had in-home television coverage of the competition reached above 3.2 billion! That is 46.4 percent of the global population; This was an eight percent increase on the number of viewers recorded during the 2006 FIFA World Cup hosted in Germany (FIFA). The only sports events that can compete are the super bowl, which on average has about 100 million viewers, or the Olympics with a total of 4.2 billion views this does surpass the number of viewers in the world cup, however, this is counting all of the 42 events all at once. In comparison the world cup, which is host only one sport, which is soccer/football, gets 3.2 billion compared to the Olympics which has 42 times the number of events that the world cup has, INCLDUING SOCCER. Press, Associated. "FIFA: At Least 1 Billion Saw Cup final." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 11 July 2011. Web. 05 May 2014

There are many deciding factors that can confirm that the World Cup is truly the biggest sporting event in the world. A massive amount of money is invested into the World cup every time it comes around. Three billion has al...

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...d 730 million viewers. (Scott Roxborough)

That’s twice as much as the UEFA! Now where do you think these viewers come from? Do soccer fans just emerge from the shadows to watch this event? No, people around the world join in to watch this great event. After all, it is the greatest sporting event in the world.

Works Cited

Roy, Adam. "Matador Network." Matador Network. N.p., 10 June 2010. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

Peters, Jerrad. "World Football." Bleacher Report. N.p., 11 Nov. 2013. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

Mashhood, Farzad. "World Cup Shows That Sports Can Bring Together Nations." Daily Bruin. N.p., 3 May 2010. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

Baer, David F. "Argentina." Bleacher Report. N.p., 12 June 2010. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

Roxborough, Scott, and Benjamin Jones. "World Cup Finale Draws 700 Million Viewers." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 13 July 2010. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

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