• 420 Million
- The total prize money in US dollars available during the World Cup tournament.

• $10 Million
- The number of man hours it took to construct Soccer City stadium, the centerpiece of the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg

• 42,000
- The capacity of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, the smallest of the 10 World
Cup stadiums

• 41,000
- The number of police officers who will be deployed specifically for the World Cup

• 204
- The number of teams who attempted to qualify for one of the 31 places available for the final stages. 32 teams will take part in the finals in South Africa, the host nation having qualified automatically

• $2.85 Billion
- The amount that the World Cup is expected to generate for the South African economy

• 91
- Nelson Mandela’s age during the 2010 World Cup

• 330,000
- Number of visitors expected to travel to South Africa to attend the World Cup

• 18
- The number of World Cups that have taken place before South Africa 2010

• 14
- The number of votes that South Africa secured to win the right to host the 2010 tournament

• 10
- The number of stadiums, which will host matches during the tournament.

• 11
- Perhaps the most significant figure of them all. The tournament runs from June 11 to July 11. The official match ball is the 11th to be made for a World Cup tournament by Adidas and features 11 colors, one for each player in a team. And there are also 11 official languages of South Africa.

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*Statistics gathered from World Soccer Magazine

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