It takes a lot of broadcasting gear to put together the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and we like to count it all up for your extreme gadget-porn entertainment. We gave you the 2006 Super Bowl by the numbers, and many of our dearest readers outside the United States didn't give a rat's ass. So in the interest of world peace and love, here it is—the World Cup, by the numbers: 5,000,000,000: Viewers expected to watch the games $100,000,000: Estimated cost of voice and data network deployed by Avaya 3,500,000: RFID embedded tickets 45000: Estimated number of network connections for TV production 2200: Hours of feeds produced 2000: Staff of TV productions 2000: Press, commentators 1300: Kilometers of cable for 12 venues 800: Camera positions 750: kilometers of audio/video cables 736: Players 100: Fujinon HD lenses deployed 70: TV studios 64: Number of matches broadcast in HD for 2006 FIFA World Cup 64: Total number of matches played 48: Matches broadcast in HD for previous World Cup (2002) 25: HD cameras used to cover each match (per stadium) 20: Outside broadcast trucks 14: Panels on current FIFA football 12: Cities hosting matches 9: PanAmSats used to send HD signal worldwide 6: Number of television directors 1: Pool feed for broadcasters – Charlie White FIFA World Cup by the Numbers [Audio Video Producer] Comment on this post Related: Epson Creates Flexible Electronic PaperRelated: Spenco MTB Cycling GlovesRelated: Seeing Machine Sheds a Little Light