The matches were of a high level and took place in beautiful stadiums. The audience was also good. Average attendance was over 51,000 viewers says the Swiss.

56 matches have already been played in the group stage and round of 16 of the tournament. There are eight games left: four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, a match for third place and a final. In the 1/4 final Brazil Croatia will play, Argentina will play the Netherlands, Portugal will play Morocco and England will play France.

Figures released at the end of the group stage showed a total attendance of 2.45 million for the first 48 matches. A total of 28 goals have been scored in the eight matches played in the first knockout round. This is the most since the introduction of the round of 16 in 1986 Infantino reported.

In the round of 16, the most goals were scored in the clash between Portugal and Switzerland (6-1). Most goals scored in a group stage game between England and Iran (6:2).

Television audience records were also broken. Over two billion people have already watched the World Cup, which is truly amazing. Added to this are two and a half million people in the streets of Doha and several hundred thousand every day in the stadiums. All applaud together, encourage their teams. Fantastic vibe, big goals, amazing emotions and surprises he underlined.

For the first time in the history of the World Cup, teams from all continents participated in the 1/8 finals. In addition to the eight European teams, two South American teams (Brazil, Argentina), two African teams (Morocco, Senegal), two Asian teams (Japan, South Korea) as well as Australia and the United States took part in the knockout phase. FIFA President expressed satisfaction with the turn of events.

There are no more weak and strong teams. The level is very equal. Teams from all continents entered the knockout stage. This shows that Soccer it’s getting really global he stated.

The World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar will be played on Friday and Saturday. The semi-finals will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday (December 13 and 14). The third-place match is scheduled for Saturday, December 17, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 18 at the 86,000-seat stadium. Lusail Stadium.

We hope world Cup they will continue to do so and be a fantastic hit. I’m sure we’ll reach five billion viewers worldwide. All tickets for the remaining matches have been sold out. I expect a full set of spectators in the stadiums for each game Infantino continued.

In the end, we just want to bring joy and smiles to people around the world. This is football, this is the world cup concluded the FIFA President.

The Polish national team left the group and lost to France 1:3 at the 1/8 final stage, which is the best result of the white and red team since 1986. Polish footballers returned to the country Monday.