Lionel Messi played in front of a crowd of 88,966 on Saturday in the Argentina 2-0 first Mexicothe highest attendance in any match of the world Cup in 28 years.
The Lusail Stadium north of Doha, which will host the final on 18 December, has had the largest number of fans at a World Cup since the final in United States 1994according to fifa. At the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, they met 91,194 people see Brazil beat on penalties Italy after drawing 0-0 in regular time.
Saturday’s attendance exceeded the previous two games at Lusail Stadium by hundreds, as Brazil beat Serbia and Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia.
Attendance figures for Qatar are outside the first 30 World Cup matches. The highest attendance continues to be at the Maracana Stadium in 1950 with 173,850 assists in Uruguay’s 2-1 tournament final victory over local Brazil.
Other stadiums that are in the Top 30 by attendance are the Azteca in Mexico City, Wembley in London and Camp Nou in Barcelona.
Source: EFE
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