You do not need to become in expert to know that World Cup Football is very popular in the world. However, I became surprised to find out that the official website of World Cup Football 2006 received 1.2 billion page views in the first week of this world cup. The best day was June 12, 2006 on which there were 226 million page views by 6.2 million visitors. On an average 5 million visitors are browsing the website after the tournament started on 9 June, 2006. FIFA has arranged streaming of video containing highlights of each of the games and so far 31 Million video streaming has taken place in just one week. Also, 600,000 fans have signed up for the fantasy football. If you like to read the press release of FIFA, then visit this link. In World Cup Football 2002, there were 2 billion page views for the official world cup football website. So, many records will tumble for the website in the next 3 weeks.
Internet is playing a crucial role in making World Cup Football more popular than ever before. Don't forget the commercial aspect of World Cup. 1.2 billion page views a week is perhaps the most attractive thing for the sponsors. FIFA and Yahoo will publish the stats of the official website every Monday.
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