Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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How the 20 World Cup tournaments have compared in nations qualifying, matches played, players participating, goals scored, average goals per game, overall attendance and attendance per game.
| Goals | Attendance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Continent | Nations | Matches | Scored | Per Game | Overall | Per Game |
| 1930 | Uruguay | So. America | 13 | 18 | 70 | 3.8 | 589,300 | 32,739 |
| 1934 | Italy | Europe | 16 | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 361,000 | 21,235 |
| 1938 | France | Europe | 15 | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 376,000 | 20,889 |
| 1942-46 Not held | ||||||||
| 1950 | Brazil | So. America | 13 | 22 | 88 | 4.0 | 1,044,763 | 47,489 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Europe | 16 | 26 | 140 | 5.3 | 872,000 | 33,538 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Europe | 16 | 35 | 126 | 3.6 | 819,402 | 23,411 |
| 1962 | Chile | So. America | 16 | 32 | 89 | 2.8 | 892,812 | 27,900 |
| 1966 | England | Europe | 16 | 32 | 89 | 2.8 | 1,464,944 | 45,780 |
| 1970 | Mexico | No. America | 16 | 32 | 95 | 3.0 | 1,690,890 | 52,840 |
| 1974 | West Germany | Europe | 16 | 38 | 97 | 2.6 | 1,809,953 | 47,630 |
| 1978 | Argentina | So. America | 16 | 38 | 102 | 2.7 | 1,685,602 | 44,358 |
| 1982 | Spain | Europe | 24 | 52 | 146 | 2.8 | 2,108,723 | 40,552 |
| 1986 | Mexico | No. America | 24 | 52 | 132 | 2.5 | 2,393,031 | 46,020 |
| 1990 | Italy | Europe | 24 | 52 | 115 | 2.2 | 2,516,354 | 48,391 |
| 1994 | United States | No. America | 24 | 52 | 140 | 2.7 | 3,587,088 | 68,982 |
| 1998 | France | Europe | 32 | 64 | 171 | 2.7 | 2,775,400 | 43,366 |
| 2002 | Japan/So. Korea | Asia | 32 | 64 | 161 | 2.5 | 2,705,197 | 42,269 |
| 2006 | Germany | Europe | 32 | 64 | 147 | 2.3 | 3,359,439 | 52,491 |
| 2010 | South Africa | African | 32 | 64 | 145 | 2.27 | 3,178,856 | 49,670 |
| 2014 | Brazil | So. America | 32 | 64 | 171 | 2.67 | 3,429,873 | 53,592 |
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