At the FIFA World Cup 2026, the fans also made new history when the players on the field set records.
The ongoing tournament, which is jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, has already broken the combined attendance record of the last two World Cups.
According to FIFA, a total of 6 million 527 thousand 410 spectators visited the stadiums in the first 100 matches, which is more than the 6 million 436 thousand 200 spectators of the Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 World Cups.
Unparalleled support inside the stadiums @FIFAWorldCup 2026 🤩
More fans attended this year’s tournament than the previous two editions combined! 👏 pic.twitter.com/QTstYKS9JL
– FIFA (@FIFAcom) July 12, 2026
30 million and 31 thousand and 768 people watched the match in the World Cup in Russia, and 34 million and 4 thousand and 252 people watched the match in the World Cup in Qatar.
It is worth mentioning that there are still two semi-finals in the tournament, the third match and the final, which is expected to be attended by millions of viewers.
