If talking about the World Cup, so of course can not be separated from the profits that can be obtained through 4 of this annual event. There are so many sources of profit that can be obtained, but only some of the most  clearly evident from this event, namely the broadcast royalties, tickets, gambling and tourism.

Some examples of broadcast rights is a TV station ESPN’s Asian Network in India. Television stations are paying U.S. $ 40 million for the rights to broadcast World Cup in South Asian region. An estimated 125 million Indians who will watch the tournament.

Ticket sales are things that can not be separated from penyenggaraan a tournament. With only an estimated average price of U.S. $ 200, so if all revenues from tickets sold out so tickets are U.S. $ 717 million. Although not comparable with revenue through broadcast rights, but this revenue is a significant revenue increase in South Africa.

Sporting events are not complete without a gamble. Velocity of money for gambling on the whole world is a very large amount.

for the tourism sector, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said the impact of World Cup on tourism had begun. Where the local tourism industry has outperformed the world trend in 2009, with 3.6% growth in overseas arrivals and more than 9.9 million foreign arrivals.

Also created 159 000 new jobs will include management of workers, part time, either permanently or temporarily.

So no wonder many countries are competing to host. In addition to providing economic effects, many effects indirectly become the country with World Cup host, such a good impression, tourism lebih exposed, until the image tersebut di mata world countries.

Besides helping the economy on the continent of Africa in general and South Africa in particular, the World Cup is also a tool for releasing stress for a moment that happened on the world economy.

(From various sources)