Over the course of the tournament, which ran from November 20 to December 18, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 attracted a record-breaking 3,404,252 spectators.
A record-breaking 88,966 people attended the final game on Sunday at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, which saw Argentina overcome France 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
2,457,059 spectators watched the final group stage match of the competition, and 411,609 spectators watched the eight matches in the round of 16.
In the quarter-finals, 245,221 fans were recorded in the stands – 43,893 fans in the Croatia-Brazil match at the Education City Stadium, 44,198 fans in the Morocco-Portugal showdown at Al Thumama Stadium, and 88,235 fans in the Netherlands-Argentina clash at Lusail Stadium, and 68,895 in the France-England match at Al-Bayt Stadium.
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A total of 157,260 fans attended the semi finals at stadiums of Lusail and Al Bayt. The Argentine-Croatia clash saw an attendance of 88,966 fans, while Morocco against France at Al-Bayt Stadium witnessed the presence of 68,294 fans.
The third-place play-off match on Saturday, December 17 between Morocco and Croatia at Khalifa International Stadium which ended in 2-1 victory for Croatia, recorded an attendance of 44,137 fans.
The World Cup in Qatar, therefore, ranks third in the fan attendance in the history of the championship (3,404,252 fans), while the World Cup in America 1994 topped the list with 3,587,538 fans, and the Brazil 2014 came second with an attendance of 3,429,873 fans.
