Arab Cup 2025 attendance surpasses recent AFCON and AFC Asian Cup

RIYADH: For a tournament often dismissed by critics as little more than a friendly or “B-team” competition, the 2025 Arab Cup delivered a compelling response. A total of 1,236,600 people attended the 32 matches across the tournament, an average of 38,644 spectators per game, as the Arab Cup returned to Qatar for a second consecutive time after its successful staging in 2021. That earlier tournament, initially launched as a Confederations Cup-like test event ahead of the World Cup, drew 571,605 spectators in total. Despite those figures, the Arab Cup has faced persistent criticism.

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