After 13 days and 48 matches, the first edition of the World Cup to be held in the Middle East achieved notable figures and facts, starting with the number of attendees that reached 2.5 million fans, or up to 96% of the capacity of the stadiums, which exceeded the numbers of the previous edition of the tournament that took place. It reached 2.17 million.

Lusail Stadium hosted the largest number of fans in the history of the tournament since the 1994 edition, and this number reached 88,966 fans in the Argentina-Mexico match.

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Also on the field, the World Cup reflected the beautiful picture of competitiveness in football. For the first time, teams from all continents qualified for the final round, three of which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (Australia, Japan and North Korea), which is a record for the federation after reaching Only two teams in the 2002 and 2010 edition.

It should also be noted that this is the second time that two African teams (Senegal and Morocco) have qualified for the Round of 16, after the first time in the 2014 edition.

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And we continue writing history with French wisdom Stephanie Frappar, who was not only the first woman to officiate in the World Cup tournament, but also formed, along with Noza Pak and Karen Diaz, the first women’s trio to manage the match. The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo also set a new record in his match against Ghana, and became the first player to score in five different editions of the World Cup. Also, many matches set records in terms of the number of viewers in their country, and the confrontation between England and the United States of America became the most watched men’s soccer match on American screens.