--- description: The World cup is a massive operation, taking billions of dollars to pull off. Here are some of the mind-blowing World Cup Figures. title: The World Cup by the Numbers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29151a47d8044443/698698ae169ab019bb27a02d/450821728.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [World Cup](/tag/world-cup/) ## World Cup Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The World Cup by the Numbers by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 21, 2014 11:00 AM CUT  A general view shows the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro prior to a Group B football match between Spain and Chile during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014\. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) A general view shows the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro prior to a Group B football match between Spain and Chile during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014\. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)YASUYOSHI CHIBA—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 21, 2014 11:00 AM CUT The World cup is a massive operation. It takes billions of dollars to pull off, years of planning, and thousands of workers for huge construction operations. Not to mention the total cost for security and safety. In this year’s World Cup, it’s estimated that Brazil has spent over 855 Million for security and safety during the games. Here are some of the mind-blowing World Cup Figures. **1\. Teams Participating:** 32 **2\. Total Number of Israeli Drones Monitoring the Games:** 4 **3\. Total Number of Matches:** 64 **4\. Number of Tickets Sold:** 1.6 Million For more interesting World Cup facts, check out the video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2904993/the-world-cup-by-the-numbers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2904993/the-world-cup-by-the-numbers/"},"headline":"The World Cup by the Numbers","datePublished":"2014-06-21T11:00:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:32:26.722Z","description":"The most interesting figures from the World Cup","url":"https://time.com/2904993/the-world-cup-by-the-numbers/","keywords":["World Cup"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29151a47d8044443/698698ae169ab019bb27a02d/450821728.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29151a47d8044443/698698ae169ab019bb27a02d/450821728.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FBL-WC-2014-MATCH19-ESP-CHI-STADIUM","caption":"FBL-WC-2014-MATCH19-ESP-CHI-STADIUM","creditText":"YASUYOSHI CHIBA—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/world-cup/","name":"World Cup"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2904993/the-world-cup-by-the-numbers/","name":"The World Cup by the Numbers"}}]}] ```