… FIFA World Cup is the largest international sports event in the world. Hosting the FIFA World
Cup … The award of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to South Africa resulted in ten stadia to be either …

… Men’s World Cup here to draw a distinction between it and the FIFA Women’s World Cup
in an … The Women’s World Cup does not typically require significant infrastructural or urban …

… Sixty-four official matches from FIFA World Cup 2014 were analyzed in this study. All the
matches of all 32 national teams that participated in the tournament were analyzed. Thus, a total …

… , a large number of mega projects – urban operations and other infrastructure and urban
renewal projects – are taking place in preparation for the Olympic Games and the World Cup in …

This paper investigates the forecasting performance and confidence of experts and non-experts.
251 participants with four different levels of knowledge of soccer (ranging between …

… The article tracks and analyses the destination image change of travelling New Zealand
football fans as a result of having attended the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The event itself…

Beyond the headlines of the world’s most beloved sporting events Brazil hosted the 2016
men’s World Cup at a cost of $15 billion to $20 billion, building large, new stadiums in cities …

… This study empirically investigated residents’ perceptions on impacts of the 2002 World Cup
that was held in Korea and Japan. Factor analysis of 22 positive impact items produced five …

… of the World Cup and a new direction in terms of enticing future World Cup hosts (“More than
a game,” 2002). The present case study aims to recognize how each World Cup destination …

… development impacts of the 2010 World Cup while focusing on urban impacts… World Cup.
Section 3 explores the less tangible hopes and aspirations associated with the 2010 World Cup…