Total 3,359,439 spectators at 64 games in the 12 stadiums -> 2 nd highest on-site audience after USA 1994 (higher due to bigger capacity)
An average 52,491 spectators watched each match in one of the 12 stadiums
Over 15 million applications for tickets on offer to the public
All 64 matches sold out
99.5% capacity of each stadium filled
Training camps:
70 rented training venues
1,500 training units held by the 32 teams
64,000 km travelled by the 32 teams between team base camp and venue
Operations
Staffing
85,185 people worked on behalf of the LOC during the event, among those
279 employed LOC staff at headquarters and venues
280 temporary LOC staff
16,440 security stewards in the 12 stadia (average of 1,370 per match)
additional 2,760 security stewards in team camps, headquarters, official hotels and training camps
8,000 medical staff
2,500 artists for opening and closing ceremony
15,000 volunteers
800 hostesses
80 travel and event services employees
400 CTS employees (OC ticketing provider)
Volunteers
15,000 in total
62% male 38% female
58% under 30, but also 500 retired people
80 - age of eldest volunteer
9% foreigners
45 different languages covered incl. Hindu, Korean and Japanese
Accreditation
240,000 registered accreditations
Security
an average of 1,370 security stewards used per game
between 500 - 2,500 ad hoc controls per game at stadium entrance
o 87,680 total security employees
Transportation
650 Hyundai cars plus 250 rental Hyundai cars
1,000 professional drivers and 1,000 volunteer drivers
3,600 bus days for teams, VIPs and Media shuttles
60% of spectators used public means of transportations
15 million people used the train during the tournament
Public Catering Concessions
Over 20 million euros in total sales
1,056,000 litres beer sold in the 12 stadia
5,500,000 drinks in returnable cups sold in the 12 stadia
MediaOperations
Record 18,850 media representatives accredited (incl. technicians)
4,250 print/internet journalists and editors
1,200 photographers
13,400 TV commentators, camera teams, technicians
Where is Qatar going to put all these people?
Qatar is just too small to ever host a stand alone World Cup.
"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365
not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the
many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers
were given. Satan - 10."
Total 3,359,439 spectators at 64 games in the 12 stadiums -> 2 nd highest on-site audience after USA 1994 (higher due to bigger capacity)
An average 52,491 spectators watched each match in one of the 12 stadiums
Over 15 million applications for tickets on offer to the public
All 64 matches sold out
99.5% capacity of each stadium filled
Training camps:
70 rented training venues
1,500 training units held by the 32 teams
64,000 km travelled by the 32 teams between team base camp and venue
Operations
Staffing
85,185 people worked on behalf of the LOC during the event, among those
279 employed LOC staff at headquarters and venues
280 temporary LOC staff
16,440 security stewards in the 12 stadia (average of 1,370 per match)
additional 2,760 security stewards in team camps, headquarters, official hotels and training camps
8,000 medical staff
2,500 artists for opening and closing ceremony
15,000 volunteers
800 hostesses
80 travel and event services employees
400 CTS employees (OC ticketing provider)
Volunteers
15,000 in total
62% male 38% female
58% under 30, but also 500 retired people
80 - age of eldest volunteer
9% foreigners
45 different languages covered incl. Hindu, Korean and Japanese
Accreditation
240,000 registered accreditations
Security
an average of 1,370 security stewards used per game
between 500 - 2,500 ad hoc controls per game at stadium entrance
o 87,680 total security employees
Transportation
650 Hyundai cars plus 250 rental Hyundai cars
1,000 professional drivers and 1,000 volunteer drivers
3,600 bus days for teams, VIPs and Media shuttles
60% of spectators used public means of transportations
15 million people used the train during the tournament
Public Catering Concessions
Over 20 million euros in total sales
1,056,000 litres beer sold in the 12 stadia
5,500,000 drinks in returnable cups sold in the 12 stadia
MediaOperations
Record 18,850 media representatives accredited (incl. technicians)
4,250 print/internet journalists and editors
1,200 photographers
13,400 TV commentators, camera teams, technicians
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketing/factsfigures/numbers.html
Where is Qatar going to put all these people?
Qatar is just too small to ever host a stand alone World Cup.
"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365
not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the
many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers
were given. Satan - 10."