The 2018 FIFA World Cup is in full swing and today’s Denmark vs Australia game in Samara, with an official attendance of 40,727, has set yet another remarkable milestone at this celebration of football. Today’s game brings to 1 million the number of fans who have already attended World Cup matches.
As of the present moment, more than 2.6 million tickets have been allocated to football fans all around the world, with ticket sales ongoing until 15 July. On average, World Cup stadium occupancy is at 97%
2018 FIFA World Cup
Russia is holding its first ever edition of the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off in Moscow with a spectacular opening show at the Luzhniki Stadium on June 14. Apart from Moscow, the host cities include St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg and Samara
A total of 32 national football teams are participating in the World Cup, held in 11 cities across Russia between June 14 and July 15.
The teams were divided into eight groups, with four in each, and the top two from their relevant groups will proceed to the next round, known as the playoffs or the knockout stage, to keep vying for the much-coveted FIFA World Cup Trophy.
