Hyundai, one of 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup official partners today officially delivers hundreds of vehicles to the local organizing committee of FIFA Women’s World Cup, including buses that will transport 11 teams of the 16 qualified nations. Hyundai Motor will hand over 289 sedans and sport utility vehicles such as ix35, Santa Fe, ix55 and H1, as well as 11 team buses that are Hyundai branded. The handover ceremony was attended by German football superstar Jurgen Klinsmann, who is Hyundai’s brand ambassador in Germany; LOC President Steffi Jones, LOC general coordinator Ulrich Wolter, Hyundai Motor Deutschland GmbH CEO Werner H. Frey, and FIFA officials and media members.
Hyundai is now one of the strongest supporters of football in the world, as the official sponsor of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea / Japan, the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany and the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, as well as many other FIFA tournaments including the FIFA Confederations Cup. The company has extended its strategic sponsorship agreement with FIFA to cover the 2014 and 2022 World Cups.