… Hosting the World Cup, the world’s second largest sporting event… An ex post analysis of
the 1994 World Cup held in the US … the award of the World Cup is an honour or a burden. …

… To see this point, suppose we are interested in the multiplier effect of attending World Cup
matches in Japan. Consider a Japanese who decides to buy a ticket to the World Cup Final, …

… We hypothesized that in a country such as Germany — where soccer is particularly popular
— World Cup matches involving the national team might be a trigger strong enough to cause …

… The World Cup is made up of many great moments and, as I learned, even more what-ifs. I …
World Cup is filled with great moments and story lines. Soccer in general—and the World Cup …

… This chapter discusses the legacy of the FIFA Football World Cup 2006 and its effects on …
the event legacy by evaluating all football World Cup-related changes in the host cities and the …

… benefits to host country residents from the World Cup finals. In Section 3 we consider the …
the World Cup finals. Section 4 turns our attention to the players participating in the World Cup …

… in 2000 fizzled at the 2002 World Cup, where it was eliminated from … But France’s early World
Cup games were disappointing. … During the World Cup the globe turns into a giant stadium, …

… World Cup in 1994 and in 1998. Increased awareness of the importance of fair play may assist
in the prevention of injury. The Football World Cup … The FIFA World Cup features the best …

… team, having qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time in twenty years, might be
forced to withdraw because we were at war with the World Cup holders, a mood of patriotic …

… 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany—an overall … 2.7 injuries per match in the
2002 FIFA World Cup (p = NS). … Conclusions: The injury rate for this World Cup was below …