How important is the contribution of the volunteers to the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
The contribution of the volunteers to the tournament is enormous. Given the the scale of the FIFA World Cup, with ten stadiums, nine host cities and the volume of people and teams coming into the country, the support of the volunteers is invaluable to the success of the World Cup. They certainly will be the lifeblood of the tournament, as they proved during the FIFA Confederations Cup. What kind of response do you expect from people around the world when applications open? We can tell from the number of enquiries we have had so far that there is enormous interest in the World Cup volunteers programme. The enthusiasm from people around the world has been tremendous and there is sure to be a large scale interest when applications open today (Monday 20 July) as we have been getting a number of enquiries from around the world in the lead up to the launch. People are excited to have the chance to be part of something so important. With teams now starting to qualify for the World Cup – with
