The World Cup and Economics 2006

  The Goldman Sachs Group , 2006

  Welcome to our 2006 book on the World Cup and Economics. We hope you enjoy it, use it as a companion as you watch this year's competition and peruse the contents before, during and after. Maybe it will give you some new ideas for benefiting from the exciting world we live in!

"Welcome to Germany 2006! The FIFA World Cup will start soon and almost the whole world will watch what isthe biggest global sports event. Only the Olympic Games achieve a similar level of worldwide attention and media coverage. Some estimates suggest up to 80%of people around the globe will watch the games, while economic productivity will drop, and a football will become the symbol of our One World."

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