The 2026 World Cup has surpassed several records with respect to previous competitions, making it one of the sporting events with the largest influx of fans. Furthermore, the players themselves have been the protagonists of brands and records.
According to the sports media ACEthe stadiums used in the US, Mexico and Canada for the World Cup have reached almost their maximum capacity and, on average, are estimated to have recorded 99.7% occupancy.
It is also estimated that almost 6.25 million fans have been present at the World Cup competition.
Regarding digital display, ACE cites data from FIFA, which indicates that almost 20 billion views have been recorded on the sports entity’s platforms.
Four world champions
ACE affirms that four countries that have lifted the World Cup participate in these round of 16: France, Argentina, England and Spain. In the case of Morocco, it is the first African team to qualify for the quarterfinals in two consecutive editions, after achieving it in 2022.
The case of Norway is also surprising, since this is its first participation in a World Cup and it has reached the quarterfinals for the first time. In the case of Switzerland, it is the second time in its history; the first was in 1954.
Goals, cards and expulsions
The sports media points out that, so far in the tournament, 280 goals have been scored in the 96 games played.
In the round of 16, 23 goals were scored, while Argentina leads the classification table with 14 goals.
In addition, Enzo Fernández’s goal that gave Argentina the victory over Egypt is the three thousandth score in the entire history of the World Cups.
As for the cards, in this World Cup there have been 259 yellow cards and 14 expulsions.
Lionel Messi leads the scoring charts with eight goals, while Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland follow with seven. According to ACEit is the first time in a World Cup that three players have scored seven or more goals in the same edition.
Distances reached
Finally, in the section of distances traveled in the World Cup, first place is occupied by the Belgian Youri Tielemans, with 61.8 kilometers traveled during the tournament.
Also from Belgium, Timothy Castagne recorded the greatest distance in a single match, with 16.29 kilometers traveled.
Kylian Mbappé could not be missing, who recorded the fastest sprint of the tournament, reaching a speed of 37.6 kilometers per hour.