Official World Cup USA '94 Information Servers Online

The primary World Cup USA '94 WWW server, www.worldcup.com, is mirrored at various sites around the world. Sun is proud to be the Exclusive Computer Supplier for the World Cup Games of 1994.

World Cup USA '94 WWW Server

World Cup WWW Server, Los Angeles, CA (USA)

North and South America Mirror Servers

Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mtn. View, CA (USA)

Europe Mirror Servers

Sun Microsystems GmbH, Munich (Germany)

Oslonett (Norway)

Imperial College, London SunSITE (UK)

Asia and Pacific Rim Mirror Server

Science University of Tokyo SunSITE (Japan)

When the games begin on June 17th, the World Cup USA '94 pages will begin to change daily reflecting the current date, that day's events, results and standings. New and different imagery, graphics, and text will enhance this dynamic online electronic news source.

Official results, imagery (game photos), and standings will be updated shortly after each game. Each team's standings and statistics will be updated as the games progress, and the previous days' pages will be accessible to the sports enthusiast.

Initial information about each team, game schedules, historical data, and venues will be available starting June 10th 1994.

The information has been organized for ease of use and to target the viewer's interests. A general overview of how the information is organized on the World Cup USA '94 server is provided below.

Results and Standings

At the top of the home page is the results and standings section, placed there for quick and easy access. Fans can click on this to see the latest results of the last matches played. Official standings and results will be downloaded from the World Cup New Service (WCNS) and posted to all mirror sites worldwide.

Game Sites and Schedules

The user starts with a map of the US showing all nine venues, represented by location name and a stadium icon. The map will be updated daily to reflect where are games are being played on that day.

When the user clicks on a stadium icon, they go to the venue page where it lists the local venue's matches, dates of play for that venue, an overview graphic of the stadium, and directions to the stadium. A listing of the overall World Cup Schedule for all sites is also available from these pages.

The first stage schedule will be followed by the quarter finals schedules and finals schedules, which will be updated daily.

An Elimination Road Map is also provided for an overview of the matches and provides a quick guide on how the games are structured.

A TV schedule lists the days, times, sites, games, and network broadcasting for the games.

Participating Teams

Provides information on each participating team listed by Group. Each team's photo and first round matches are listed. As each match is played, the teams' standings and statistics will be updated. General information about the team is listed, including past World Cup participation and history.

World Cup Information

This section includes: Information on World Cup USA '94, an overview of the technology behind the Games, a history section on previous World Cups, general rules of the game for new sports enthusiasts, and short 1 minute audio clips (16 bit CD and 8 bit audio) of the World Cup USA '94 theme song.

Host City Information

Map of the US and all 9 venues. This section includes general area information for each venue such as: population, climate, local attractions, special events, important telephone numbers (i.e. Convention and Tourism Bureau, Embassy and Consular addresses and telephone numbers for all partcipating teams), transportation schedules and information, areas of interest, hotels, restraurant listings, rental car/airline/train/bus/taxi telephone numbers, and more.

Questions, comments, or problems regarding this service? webmaster@sun.com.

An Index and Help are available.

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