FIFA World Cup attendance

games with a crowd average total
793 790 (100%) 45,491 35,937,625

By season

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 1930: 32,097 average, 14,000 median, over 18 of 18 games 1934: 23,059 average, 15,000 median, over 17 of 17 games 1950: 48,614 average, 21,000 median, over 22 of 22 games 1954: 34,212 average, 35,000 median, over 26 of 26 games 1958: 25,130 average, 21,614 median, over 34 of 34 games 1962: 28,086 average, 12,288 median, over 32 of 32 games 1966: 50,273 average, 46,831 median, over 32 of 32 games 1970: 48,807 average, 49,911 median, over 32 of 32 games 1974: 54,868 average, 56,906 median, over 14 of 14 games 1978: 40,688 average, 37,203 median, over 38 of 38 games 1982: 40,562 average, 38,350 median, over 52 of 52 games 1986: 43,549 average, 31,710 median, over 52 of 52 games 1990: 48,391 average, 38,966 median, over 52 of 52 games 1994: 69,106 average, 63,998 median, over 52 of 52 games 1998: 43,435 average, 38,079 median, over 64 of 64 games 2002: 42,458 average, 40,094 median, over 64 of 64 games 2006: 52,507 average, 49,740 median, over 62 of 64 games 2010: 49,670 average, 41,234 median, over 64 of 64 games 2014: 53,266 average, 51,227 median, over 63 of 64 games 1930 1950 1958 1966 1974 1982 1990 1998 2006 2014
Average attendance by season. The rule across each column is that season's median crowd: the further the column rises above its rule, the more a few big games carried the average. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
season games with a crowd average median total largest
1930 18 18 (100%) 32,097 14,000 577,753 93,000
1934 17 17 (100%) 23,059 15,000 392,000 60,000
1950 22 22 (100%) 48,614 21,000 1,069,500 200,000
1954 26 26 (100%) 34,212 35,000 889,500 65,000
1958 34 34 (100%) 25,130 21,615 854,423 51,800
1962 32 32 (100%) 28,086 12,288 898,753 76,500
1966 32 32 (100%) 50,273 46,831 1,608,723 98,270
1970 32 32 (100%) 48,807 49,911 1,561,814 107,412
1974 14 14 (100%) 54,868 56,906 768,153 75,200
1978 38 38 (100%) 40,688 37,203 1,546,151 71,712
1982 52 52 (100%) 40,562 38,350 2,109,223 95,500
1986 52 52 (100%) 43,549 31,710 2,264,531 114,600
1990 52 52 (100%) 48,391 38,967 2,516,348 74,765
1994 52 52 (100%) 69,107 63,998 3,593,538 94,194
1998 64 64 (100%) 43,435 38,079 2,779,831 80,000
2002 64 64 (100%) 42,458 40,094 2,717,317 69,029
2006 64 62 (97%) 52,507 49,740 3,255,439 72,000
2010 64 64 (100%) 49,670 41,234 3,178,856 84,490
2014 64 63 (98%) 53,266 51,227 3,355,772 74,738

By club, home games

club home games average median total
Slovenia 1 45,573 45,573 45,573
England 1 38,646 38,646 38,646
Algeria 1 35,827 35,827 35,827
Ghana 1 34,976 34,976 34,976

786 of the 790 crowds on record are not counted above: the source did not say which side was at home, and listing order is not taken as evidence.

Largest crowds

date season round group team score team venue attendance sources
July 16, 1950 1950 Brazil 1 - 2 Uruguay Estádio do Maracanã 200000 1
July 13, 1950 1950 Brazil 6 - 1 Spain Estádio do Maracanã 153000 1
July 1, 1950 1950 1 Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia Estádio do Maracanã 142000 1
July 9, 1950 1950 Brazil 7 - 1 Sweden Estádio do Maracanã 139000 1
June 29, 1986 1986 f Argentina 3 - 2 Germany Estadio Azteca 114600 0
June 15, 1986 1986 Bulgaria 0 - 2 Mexico Estadio Azteca 114580 0
June 22, 1986 1986 qf Argentina 2 - 1 England Estadio Azteca 114580 0
June 25, 1986 1986 sf Argentina 2 - 0 Belgium Estadio Azteca 114500 0
June 3, 1986 1986 B Belgium 1 - 2 Mexico Estadio Azteca 110000 0
June 21, 1970 1970 f Brazil 4 - 1 Italy Estadio Azteca 107412 1

Smallest crowds

date season group team score team venue attendance sources
July 14, 1930 1930 3 Peru 1 - 3 Romania Estadio Pocitos 300 1
July 17, 1930 1930 2 Bolivia 0 - 4 Yugoslavia Parque Central 800 1
July 17, 1930 1930 4 Paraguay 0 - 3 United States Parque Central 800 1
July 20, 1930 1930 4 Belgium 0 - 1 Paraguay Estadío Centenario 900 1
July 20, 1930 1930 2 Bolivia 0 - 4 Brazil Estadío Centenario 1200 1
June 20, 1954 1954 2 South Korea 0 - 7 Turkey Charmilles Stadium 3000 1
July 13, 1930 1930 1 France 4 - 1 Mexico Estadio Pocitos 3000 1
July 3, 1974 1974 B Sweden 2 - 1 Yugoslavia Rheinstadion 4000 1
July 2, 1950 1950 1 Mexico 1 - 2 Switzerland Estádio dos Eucaliptos 4000 1
July 14, 1930 1930 2 Brazil 1 - 2 Yugoslavia Parque Central 5000 1