The Membership World Cup group stage noticed one million empty seats within the stands over the 48 video games within the match to this point, a yr earlier than the USA hosts the 2026 World Cup.
9 groups that superior to the spherical of 16 are from Europe. 4 are from Brazil and one every from Main League Soccer, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
About 56.7% of publicly listed capability was crammed for the 48 group stage matches, which included crowds of three,412 and 6,730 in Orlando, Florida; 5,282 and eight,239 in Cincinnati. FIFA didn’t present particular capacities for the match regardless of repeated requests from The Related Press.
Complete introduced attendance was 1.67 million from 2.95 million capability, a mean of 34,746.
Simply 44.9% was crammed for 5 matches at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the positioning of subsequent yr’s World Cup ultimate, and 50% on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the place the 1994 championship sport was performed.
Amongst different 2026 websites, 81.8% of capability was crammed in Miami Gardens, Florida, 61.6% in Philadelphia, 52% in Seattle and 44.3% in Atlanta.
FIFA issued a press release that mentioned: “The urge for food of the match speaks for itself: followers from 168 international locations have already bought tickets … a transparent signal of worldwide anticipation and attain.”
The 12 video games televised with English commentary on TNT, TBS and truTV averaged 360,000 viewers by way of Monday, together with 409,000 for seven matches on nights and weekends.
