Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new World Cup attendance record was established on Tuesday, with 281,223 fans attending four matches, thereby breaking the 32-year-old single-day tournament record. This figure surpassed the previous record of 277,070 spectators, which was set in the United States on 28 June 1994. The record-breaking day included matches such as France vs Senegal and Argentina vs Algeria, contributing to a cumulative attendance of 1,309,652 over the first six days, placing the tournament on course to exceed the 1994 total of 3.5 million. Fifa president Gianni Infantino celebrated the milestone, acknowledging it as the “highest attended day in the history of the competition” and expressing gratitude to fans for enhancing the tournament's atmosphere. The attendance record emerges amidst ongoing controversy regarding ticket prices, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticising Fifa for potentially “ripping off” supporters, despite Fifa's defence of initial attendance figures following reports of empty seats at some early games. In fullFifa announces World Cup attendance record amid ticket price controversyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
World Cup record broken as Gianni Infantino celebrates milestone
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new World Cup attendance record was established on Tuesday, with 281,223 fans attending four matches, thereby breaking the 32-year-old single-day tournament record. This figure surpassed the previous record of 277,070 spectators, which was set in the United States on 28 June 1994. The record-breaking day included matches such as France vs Senegal and Argentina vs Algeria, contributing to a cumulative attendance of 1,309,652 over the first six days, placing the tournament on course to exceed the 1994 total of 3.5 million. Fifa president Gianni Infantino celebrated the milestone, acknowledging it as the “highest attended day in the history of the competition” and expressing gratitude to fans for enhancing the tournament's atmosphere. The attendance record emerges amidst ongoing controversy regarding ticket prices, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticising Fifa for potentially “ripping off” supporters, despite Fifa's defence of initial attendance figures following reports of empty seats at some early games. In fullFifa announces World Cup attendance record amid ticket price controversyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
