2.45 million+ people attended the starting 48 faceoff of FIFA World Cup 2022 whereas teams from 5 confederations managed to the round of 16 football’s governing body FIFA stated recently.
However, the number was higher than 2018 World Cup in Russia for the group stages, FIFA stated.
Among all the matches in the first round, Argentina and Mexico at Lusail Stadium witnessed the most attended with a crowd of 88,996 people.