SOUTH AFRICA 2010: World Cup Final Draw in Numbers

When the 90-minute live show kicks-off at 7pm in Cape Town on December 4, only a few viewers will ever know the time, work and effort that has gone into preparing for this global show.

The Final Draw in numbers:

• 3254 people involved in the operation of the Final Draw
- 1587 safety and security people including authorities and private security staff
- 400 Host City staff
- 80 entertainers
- 500 staff of contractors
- 380 Volunteers
- 110 Organising Committee staff
- 207 FIFA staff

• Nearly a year of preparations
• The set design and complete project folder for the draw project is 5Gb big
• Stage artwork alone amounts to 1.5Gb
• Printed material for the set is approx 1100 Sq meters
• Black reflective Vinyl flooring on the set is approx 500 Sq Meters.
• The set structure consumed around 6.5 tons of steel
• The four columns consist of around 1200 meters of 50mm round tubing
• The  ceiling rings used around 1400 of 25 square tubing and 200sq meters of fabric
• Around 240 sheets of wood for custom stage levels
• Onset lightboxes currently contains 500 fluorescent tubes
• Covering the stage lightboxes is 800Kgs of tempered glass sheets
• Covering the front lightboxes are 40 sheets of opal Perspex
• Most of the set was build, printed and finished in Cape Town, by Cape town companies.

Only the steel columns, and parts of the headers were manufactured in Johannesburg by a specialist welder.

• 5000 hours of production of the video material to be used during the show
• 18 live broadcast units to be used
• Live broadcast of the show to more than 200 countries and territories
• 3600 hours manpower to set-up the draw hall
• 950 sq meters timber
• 56 of 5l tines of paint
• 1,2km steel handrails