2014 FIFA WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL DRAWS TO A CLOSE

The final of the FIFA World Cup kicks off tonight in Brazil drawing the curtains on another showpiece of football talents around the globe.The 2014 FWC hosted by Brazil has lived up to its billing that it would be a glamorous tournament with the very best in the round leather game displaying how well they grown in the last four years.

The FWC is another huge base from where FIFA gets its revenue apart from sponsorship and rights.This World Cup is projected to give FIFA a ticket sales of about $4bn.The body has grown the game world wide making the tournament to remain over the years, the most popular global event every world cup year.Apart from that, soccer followership increase geometrically every year.

This year FWC started with so many controversies.There was the issue of riots and protests in Brazil.And as the tournament was about to start, works on the stadia were far behind schedule.There were reported cases of deaths on sites due to accidents and human error.

The event kicked off in Maracana Stadium on June 12 glamorously with pom and pageantry.The host used the occasion to display rich Brazilian culture,heritage,music and the Amazon forest.

The matches were beautiful to watch except one or two disappointments.In term of goal scored,170 goals have been scored as at the time 3rd place match was concluded on July 12 in Brasilia where Brazil lost 0-3 to Netherlands.The average goal per match then came to about 3 goal per match.