Sports and Games-3: 19th World Cup Football Tournament - Some Facts & Figures

1.  For the first time, the World Cup Football Tournament is being conducted in an African country.


2.  Zakumi is the official mascot of this Tournament.


3.  There are 202 nations in the Tournament of which 32 nations have qualified for the finals.


4.  The Tournament duration is one month starting from June 11 to July 11, 2010.


5.  The total prize money is Rs,2000 crores, of which Rs.142 crore will go to the champion.


6.  The team winning the second place will get Rs.113 crore.


7. The matches will be held in ten different grounds in nine cities of South Africa.


8. The Inaugural function of the Tournament was held yesterday in Johannesburg city at the Soccer City Stadium. More than one lakh spectators participated in the function.


9. More than 1500 artists (musicians and dancers) participated in the Inaugural function.


10. The opening match held yesterday between the home team and the Mexican team ended in a draw.


11. Today there are three matches: South Korea Vs Greece,  Argentina Vs Nigeria, and England Vs USA.

Grateful thanks to Rajeev for the above information.