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8,000,000,000 Some 8 billion viewers in all followed UEFA EURO 2004™ on TV, a figure that is sure to be exceeded during UEFA EURO 2008.

1,200,000,000 1.2 billion page views are expected on www.euro2008.com. Website

234,000,000 The operational budget for UEFA EURO 2008™ amounts to EUR 234m (CHF 386m).

100,000,000 100 million visitors are expected on the official website, four times more than on euro2004.com.

10,359,177 10,359,177 applications were received from 588,716 applicants in 142 countries during the ticket sales period in March 2007. One third of the 1.05 million tickets available for purchase were allocated at this time. Once multiple applications and hooligans had been eliminated, 8.7 million applications went into the ticket draw.

8,000,000 Euro 2008 SA has invested CHF 8m in the comb-ticket system which entitles ticket-holders to free public transport on the day of the match and until noon the following day. All accreditation-holders (media representatives, volunteers, staff, etc.) are also entitled to free public transport during the tournament.

3,450,000 During EURO UEFA 2008, UEFA is supporting five social projects with a combined contribution of CHF 3.45m (EUR 2.2m). Each project benefits a specific target group, from schoolchildren to fans and disabled people.

1,200,000 Each host city is receiving CHF 1.2m (EUR 740,000) and two LED display walls from UEFA for the official fan zones, as well as a set contribution of CHF 600,000 (EUR 370,000; higher contributions for Basel and Vienna as the main venues).

1,050,000 1,050,000 tickets were available for purchase for UEFA EURO 2008.

250,000 250,000 strawberries will be served to hospitality guests during UEFA EURO

2008™.

124,920 124,920 bottles of Coca-Cola (equal quantities of Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coke and regular Coca-Cola) will be supplied for hospitality guests.

124,920 124,920 bottles of water, equivalent to 93,690 litres, will be served to hospitality guests during UEFA EURO 2008™.

100,000 Over 100,000 football fans voted on www.euro2008.com to choose the slogans for the team buses.

80,000 80,000 tickets for the UEFA EURO 2008™ corporate hospitality programme have been sold. Each package comprises a category one ticket, gourmet catering and a special entertainment programme before and after the match, and entry to the hospitality area.

80,000 About 80,000m2 of temporary structures have been erected around the stadiums for UEFA EURO 2008™.

70,000 Up to 70,000 football fans can take in the biggest official EURO fan zone, the one in Vienna. It occupies Rathausplatz and Heldenplatz, with Burgring connecting the two squares.

69,400 69,400 bottles of wine will be supplied for UEFA EURO 2008™ hospitality guests (41,640 bottles of white wine and 27,760 or red).

68,123 The UEFA EURO 2008TM hospitality areas cover a total of 68,123m².

67,406 For ten days, 67,406 football fans in Austria and Switzerland voted on what the UEFA EURO 2008 mascots should be called. Trix and Flix won with 36.3% of the votes, ahead of Flitz and Bitz (33.7%) and Zagi and Zigi (30%).

53,978 24 hours after the launch of the ticket portal for the sales period in March 2007, 53,978 applications had been submitted via www.euro2008.com.

35,000 For UEFA EURO 2008™, approximately 35,000 accreditations will be issued. Apart from the 1,600 UEFA/Euro 2008 SA partners, suppliers, etc., the 5,000 volunteers have to be accredited, to give them access to relevant parts of the stadiums and other tournament locations. Roughly 800 accreditations will also be issued for players, coaches and other members of the delegations of the participating teams. In addition, some 10,000 media representatives will be working at UEFA EURO 2008™, including 4,800 radio and TV personnel, 900 photographers, 2,800 print media journalists and 900 host broadcast staff (responsible for TV production). Stadium and security personnel account for 10,000 accreditations, while a further 7,500 are reserved for service providers working in areas such as catering, logistics and telecommunications.

34,000 Some 34,000 seats are needed for the working and hospitality areas in the stadiums.

33,600 For the EURO Experience Tour, the biggest inflatable tour tent construction in the world was used (14m high, 40m wide, 60m long, weighing 10 tonnes and with a volume of 33,600m³.

30,000 The website www.euro2008.com will consist of 30,000 different pages, not counting the numerous pages of statistics, facts and figures.

21,400 21,400 rooms in 408 hotels (220 in Austria, 188 in Switzerland) have been booked for the different target groups, making a total of 139,300 overnights.

20,000 There are more than 20,000 tables in the stadiums and temporary constructions.

17,644 17,644 candidates applied to serve as volunteers at UEFA EURO 2008™.

14,000 There are some 14,000 signs in the stadiums to show people the way.

11,850 11,850 vendors will be running the food and beverage concessions at the 31 matches.

10,000 Nearly 10,000 candidates were interviewed for the 5,000 volunteer assignments at UEFA EURO 2008. Each interview lasted about 30 minutes.

10,000 During UEFA EURO 2008™, media representatives will provide the world with information about the tournament, including 4,800 radio and personnel, 900 photographers, 2,800 print media journalists and 900 host broadcast staff (responsible for TV production) .

10,000 The international broadcast centre (IBC) covers a total area of 10,000m².

10,000 10,000m² of walls with a volume of 630m3 and weighing 300 tonnes were installed in the IBC. The walls will be re-used after the tournament to build about 15 one-family houses.

8,551 8,551 parking passes have been produced for UEFA EURO 2008™.

8,000 There are 8,000m2 of large banners/supersites on display.

8,000 8,000 road signs have been made and are in use for UEFA EURO 2008 (3,200 in Austria and 4,800 in Switzerland).

5,000 5,000 Volunteers are supporting the Euro 2008 SA staff during the tournament. Each of the two main host cities, Vienna and Basle, requires 1,000 volunteers, while 500 are needed in each of the other six cities. 5,000 In all, interviews with volunteers took almost 5,000 hours.

4,500 4,500 extra trains will be in use during UEFA EURO 2008™, 2,000 in Austria and 2,500 in Switzerland.

4,444 4,444 volunteers applied to work at Vienna, one of the main venues, more than for any other host city.

4,000 For every goal scored during UEFA EURO 2008™, UEFA is donating EUR 4,000 (CHF 6,700) to the “Score For The Red Cross” fundraising campaign.

3,800 By extending the press sectors in Vienna and Basel only at a later stage, 3,800 extra seats for spectators can be provided during the group stage, since there will be fewer media representatives for the group matches and fewer press seats will therefore be needed.

3,400 More than 3,400 people will be serving refreshments to the fans from the kiosks at the stadiums.

1,000 The 13-minute opening ceremony will involve about 1,000 participants.

800 800 units of perimeter advertising boards have been produced.

682 682 six to ten-year-old girls and boys from all over Europe will accompany the players onto the field before the 31 final round matches as official player escorts. McDonald’s, one of the UEFA EURO 2008™ sponsors, was responsible for their recruitment.

591 Refreshments will be sold in the stands by 591 vendors during the 31 final round matches.

530 530 Hyundai and Kia vehicles will be in use during the tournament, driven by 250 professional drivers. In addition, 900 volunteer drivers will assist in the transport sector.

500 At every match, seven super slow motion cameras and one high-speed camera will record over 500 frames per second.

450 By June 2008, Euro 2008 SA had a staff of 450.

400 The closing ceremony will involve 400 participants and the fans recalling some of the highlights of the tournament.

308 Every spectator will pass through one of 307 turnstiles to get into a stadium.

300 In connection with UEFA EURO 2008™, 300 doping controls will be conducted. For the first time, these will include blood tests as well as urine tests.

300 300 decorative flags have been produced for UEFA EURO 2008™.

300 300 temporary toilets are being provided for UEFA EURO 2008™ visitors.

256 256 stadium kiosks are being set up for the sale of refreshments.

180 180 countries worldwide are receiving signals from the IBC

130 130 training days have been required to prepare the volunteers for their assignments.

120 A team of 120 people were involved in interviewing prospective volunteers.

100 100km of cabling has been installed for host broadcast operations

78 The oldest volunteer is 78.

75 The volunteers come from 75 countries. Applications were received from candidates from 150 countries.

62.3 62.3% of the volunteers are male.

37 For the host broadcasting operations, 21 correspondents and 16 ENG crews will be stationed with the 16 teams and produce live reports and video interviews direct from the stadiums and training grounds.

34.5 The official UEFA EURO 2008™ hot-air balloon is 34.5m high, 3,440m3 and in the shape of the Henri Delaunay trophy.

34.3 The average volunteer age is 34.3. The Innsbruck volunteers are the youngest (average age of 29.4) and the ones based in Berne the oldest (38.9).

32 32 hotels are serving as team and team transfer hotels.

30 30 cameras are covering the matches, including one helicopter.

23 The grass length in all eight stadiums will be 23mm.

16 16 cameras will be used for player tracking in order to provide level three statistics (distance covered, successful passes, etc.).

15 15km of flags have been produced to cover fences.

13 UEFA EURO 2008™ is the 13th European Football Championship final round.

12 At least 12 specific close-pitch microphones will provide close-ball sound.

10 www.euro2008.com is available in ten languages: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean – two more languages than for UEFA EURO 2004™.

5 About 5km of flags have been produced to decorate the upper tiers of the eight stadiums.

3 The stadium gates open 3 hours before kick-off. On matchdays with two matches at different times (18.00 and 20.45), i.e. during the first two rounds of group matches, spectators attending the later match will not have to miss out on the first match but can enter the stadium at 17.15 and watch the first match live on a giant screen.