Assessment and impact of the 2014 World Cup

3,429,873 spectators watched the 64 fixtures of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), for an average of 53,592 spectators per game, said FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) on 13/07/2014.

The 12 stadiums of the 2014 World Cup had an average fill rate of 98.36%. In total, 51,886 seats went empty, or 810 on average per game. This was the second-best total attendance in the history of the World Cup, behind the 1994 World Cup in the United States, which had both the highest total attendance (3,587,538) and the highest average attendance (68,991 spectators per game).

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) injected 30bn reais (€9.95bn) into the Brazilian economy, according to a study conducted by the Economic Research Institute Foundation (FIPE) in Brazil and commissioned by the Brazilian tourism ministry; it was published on 07/07/2014.

Also according to the public study, 910,000 jobs were created through the hosting of the World Cup, representing 19% of the 4.8m jobs created since the election of Dilma Rousseff in 2010.

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