It happens once every four years, 32 countries, 352 players, 150 staff and millions of supporters. It's the World Cup, thirty-two nations will come together to support their country, tears will be shed, hearts will be broken and morale will be lifted as the nations battle it out for the trophy. The World Cup is truly the biggest sporting event in the world, not only because it attracts the most spectators, but also because of the amount of money spent on hosting stadiums, purchasing tickets and the purchase of goods. According to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, aka FIFA, the 2010 World Cup hosted in South Africa had television coverage of the competition at home reaching over 3.2 billion! This represents 46.4 percent of the world's population; This represents an increase of eight percent compared to the number of viewers recorded during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany (FIFA). The only sporting events that can compete are the Super Bowl, which averages about 100 million viewers, or the Olympics, with a total of 4.2 billion views, which exceeds the viewership of the World Cup , but this counts all 42 events at once. In comparison, the World Cup, which hosts just one sport, soccer, receives 3.2 billion compared to the Olympics, which has 42 times more events than the World Cup, INCLUDING FOOTBALL. Press, associate. “FIFA: At least 1 billion in Saw Cup final.” ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, July 11, 2011. Web. May 05, 2014There are many deciding factors that can confirm that the World Cup is truly the biggest sporting event in the world. Huge sums of money are invested in the World Cup each time it takes place. Three billion have all...... middle of paper ......d 730 million viewers. (Scott Roxborough)That's twice as much as UEFA! Now where do you think these viewers are coming from? Are football fans coming out of the shadows to attend this event? No, people from all over the world are joining us to witness this great event. After all, it's the biggest sporting event in the world. Works CitedRoy, Adam. “Matador Network.” Matador Network. Np, June 10, 2010. Web. March 10, 2014.Peters, Jerrad. “World Football”. Report on money launderers. Np, November 11, 2013. Web. March 10, 2014.Mashhood, Farzad. “The World Cup shows that sport can bring nations together.” Daily bruin. Np, May 3, 2010. Web. March 10, 2014. Baer, ​​David F. “Argentina.” Report on money launderers. Np, June 12, 2010. Web. March 10, 2014. Roxborough, Scott and Benjamin Jones. “World Cup final attracts 700 million viewers.” Reuters. Thomson Reuters, July 13, 2010. Web. March 10. 2014.