LxC Task 1: The impact of Spain's 2010 FIFA World Cup win

Some of the world’s most anticipated, witnessed and experienced sports events consist of both the Summer/Winter Olympics, and of course, the FIFA World Cup. Both of these global sporting competitions take place every four years, with the Winter Olympics and the World Cup happening in the same year. These prestigious tournaments give the global community a chance to not only participate, but to express nationalistic pride at a phenomenal level, flaunt national strength, uphold foreign policy objectives, and also foster internationalism. [1]The winning team of any country that participates in these international athletic events obtains not just a victory, but also an estimated boost increase in their economy. For instance, the Prime Minister of Spain (whose team won the FIFA World Cup 2010), Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, said that the victory was good, and it would surely increase the peoples’ own self-esteem and confidence in the country despite the ongoing recession. The effect of the victory for Spain has been positive, in regards to the growing amount of tourism and the .7% estimated increase in its economy. [2] However, on a global scale, the Dutch Bank has noted that it would have been best for the Global economy if Germany’s team would’ve won the FIFA tournament. If the winner were to have been a major global economic power, the impact world wide would’ve been greater [3]. Nonetheless, the Spaniards continue to enjoy their 2010 FIFA World Cup victory, and the fruits of the result in their nation.


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