21. The numbers game

21. 
$420million- Total prize money avaliable in the U.S during the tounament.
2.1million- The total number of reported crimes from 2008-2009 in S. Africa.
41,000- The number of police officers who will be deployed specifically for the world cup.
330,000- number of visitors expected to travel to S.Africa during the world cup.
204- the number of teams that attempted to qualify for one of the 31 seats avaliable at the world cup. The host nation automatically qualified.
91- Nelson Mandela's age during the 2010 world cup.
28- Number of countries that are providing referee's.
18- The number of previous world cups.
10- The number of stadium's in South Africa that will host matches during the tournament.
5- The number of African nations that bid to host the world cup: South Africa, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco.