FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup, kai baar World Cup ke naam se jana jaata hae, ek international association football competition jo kii Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), senior men's national teams se bana hae.

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Year	Hosts	Venues/ Cities	Total attendance †	Matches	Average attendance	Highest attendances ‡
Year	Hosts	Venues/ Cities	Total attendance †	Matches	Average attendance	Number	Venue	Game(s)
1930	Uruguay	3/1	590,549	18	32,808	93,000	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia, semi-final
1934	Italy	8/8	363,000	17	21,353	55,000	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome	Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia, final
1938	France	10/9	375,700	18	20,872	58,455	Olympique de Colombes, Paris	France 1–3 Italy, quarter-final
1950	Brazil	6/6	1,045,246	22	47,511	173,850^[1]	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil 1–2 Uruguay, deciding match
1954	Switzerland	6/6	768,607	26	29,562	63,000	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern	West Germany 3–2 Hungary, final
1958	Sweden	12/12	819,810	35	23,423	50,928	Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg	Brazil 2–0 Soviet Union, group stage
1962	Chile	4/4	893,172	32	27,912	68,679	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Brazil 4–2 Chile, semi-final
1966	England	8/7	1,563,135	32	48,848	98,270	Wembley Stadium, London	England 4–2 West Germany, final
1970	Mexico	5/5	1,603,975	32	50,124	108,192	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Mexico 1–0 Belgium, group stage
1974	West Germany	9/9	1,865,753	38	49,099	83,168	Olympiastadion, Munich	West Germany 1–0 Chile, group stage
1978	Argentina	6/5	1,545,791	38	40,679	71,712	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Italy 1–0 Argentina, group stage
1982	Spain	17/14	2,109,723	52	40,572	95,500	Camp Nou, Barcelona	Argentina 0–1 Belgium, Opening match
1986	Mexico	12/11	2,394,031	52	46,039	114,600	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Mexico 1–1 Paraguay, group stage Argentina 3–2 West Germany, final
1990	Italy	12/12	2,516,215	52	48,389	74,765	San Siro, Milan	West Germany 4–1 Yugoslavia, group stage
1994	United States	9/9	3,587,538	52	68,991	94,194	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	Brazil 0–0 (3–2p) Italy, final
1998	France	10/10	2,785,100	64	43,517	80,000	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	Brazil 0–3 France, final
2002	South Korea Japan	20/20	2,705,197	64	42,269	69,029	International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	Brazil 2–0 Germany, final
2006	Germany	12/12	3,359,439	64	52,491	72,000	Olympiastadion, Berlin	Germany 1–1 (4–2p) Argentina, quarter-final
2010	South Africa	10/9	3,178,856	64	49,670	84,490	Soccer City, Johannesburg	Spain 1–0 Netherlands, final
2014	Brazil	12/12	3,429,873	64	53,592	74,738	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Germany 1–0 Argentina, final
2018	Russia	12/11	3,031,768	64	47,371	78,011	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	France 4–2 Croatia, final
2022	Qatar	8/5	3,404,252	64	53,191	88,966	Lusail Stadium, Qatar	Argentina 3–3 (4–2p) France, final
2026	Mexico Canada United States	16/20	6,810,966	104	65,490	80,824	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Mexico 2–0 South Africa, group stageMexico 1–0 South Korea, group stageCzech Republic 0–3 Mexico, group stageMexico 2–0 Ecuador, round of 32Uzbekistan 1–3 Colombia, group stage
Overall			50,747,696	1,068	43,642	173,850^[1]

Source: FIFA^[2]^[3]

The best-attended single match has been the final in 12 of the 23 World Cups as of 2026^[update]. Another match or matches drew more attendance than the final in 1930, 1938, 1958, 1962, 1970–1982, 1990, 2006 and 2026.

References

1 2 "World Cup Rewind: Largest attendance at a match in the 1950 Brazil final", Guinness World Records, 12 June 2018. (in en-GB) “"Officially, 173,850 paid spectators crammed into Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium on July 16, 1950. Some estimates have even pegged the attendance as high as 199,000 or 210,000 unofficially"”
↑ "FIFA World Cup competition records" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
↑ FIFA World Cup 2026™ by the numbers: inside the unprecedented operation behind the biggest sporting event in history

[maracana-1] 1 2 "World Cup Rewind: Largest attendance at a match in the 1950 Brazil final", Guinness World Records, 12 June 2018. (in en-GB) “"Officially, 173,850 paid spectators crammed into Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium on July 16, 1950. Some estimates have even pegged the attendance as high as 199,000 or 210,000 unofficially"”

[2] "FIFA World Cup competition records" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

[3] FIFA World Cup 2026™ by the numbers: inside the unprecedented operation behind the biggest sporting event in history

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