Now that we’re out of the group stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup – and out of the office sweepstakes too – we’re starting to see the kind of towering performances from truly world-class sides that you’d expect from a global tournament. With our friends at Embratur, we’ve crunched the numbers and this is how the Brazil World Cup is stacking up. (The stunning featured image is © John Paris / SmugMug.)
0
The number of times that England have failed to secure a single point when participating in the group stage of the World Cup. (We need to add 1958 here – the last time England failed to get out of the group stage.)
1
FIFA World Cup; the biggest single event sporting competition in the world.
2
The number of times that the FIFA World Cup has been hosted by Brazil, once before in 1950.
5
The number of times that Brazil, the most successful national team and the only team to have played in all 20 tournaments, have held the World Cup title.
8
The number of national teams that have held the World Cup title in the previous 19 tournaments. These include Brazil, England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Uruguay and Argentina.
12
The number of host cities across Brazil where the 2014 FIFA World Cup games will be taking place. These include Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Natal, Fortaleza, Brasília, Salvador, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Cuiabá and Manaus.
32
The number of nations competing in the tournament.
64
The number of football matches being played during the tournament.
420
The number of registered helicopters in Sao Paulo, where England played their second match of the tournament, second only to New York. This is an ever growing number as people take to the skies to avoid the traffic.
12,000
The estimated number of bars in host city Belo Horizonte, the Bar Capital of Brazil, where fans gather to watch the World Cup games.
50,000
The number of new jobs created by the 2014 FIFA World Cup in the tourism area alone.
600,000
The estimated number of international tourists expected to visit Brazil across the 30 days of World Cup matches, contributing significantly to the estimated 7.2 million tourists that are forecast to enter Brazil during 2014 as a whole
1.8 million
The approximate number of yearly visitors to the Christ the Redeemer statue, situated in Rio de Janeiro where the 2014 World Cup final will be played on 13th July.
3.3 million
The estimated total number of visitors likely to attend this year’s World Cup, which is almost triple the number Brazil had when the country last hosted the World Cup in 1950.
6.32 million
The number of people living in Rio de Janeiro, where the World Cup final will be played in the Maracanã stadium which has a capacity of 79,000.
10 million
The forecasted number of visitors expected to enter Brazil by 2020, following the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics.
6.7 billion
The estimated total spend (in GBP) by Brazilian and foreign tourists during the 30 days of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to a survey carried out by Embratur researchers.
