Qatar had the third largest attendance at a World Cup, behind the USA and Brazil

The news agency Catar, QNA, registered 3.404.252 viewers, the third largest audience in a World cup of football, behind the United States, in 1994, with 3.587.538 people, and Brazil, in 2014, with 3.429.873.

Check out the audience at the competition stages in Qatar:

• Group stage: 2.457.059 people;
• Round of 411.609: XNUMX;
• Quarterfinals: 245.221;
• Semifinals: 157.260.

the end of the 2022 World Cup, decided between Argentina and France, attracted 88.966 viewers, the maximum capacity of the Lusail stadium. The third place match attracted 44.137 fans.

The average occupancy rate of stadiums is 96,3%, reports the Fifa, although the stands had empty spaces during some group stage games.

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Also according to FIFA, the countries with the most visitors were:

• Saudi Arabia;
• India;
• U.S;
• UK;
• Mexico.

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