World Cup 2018 final in numbers: Global TV audience, Fifa’s revenue and cost of hosting tournament
Nearly half the entire world's population has watched the World Cup in Russia, which cost the country almost £9bn to host
THE 2018 World Cup will go down as one of the most successful in history.
As France prepare to face underdogs Croatia, we crunch the numbers.
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This is Croatia’s first World Cup final.
3
Croatia are only the third newcomers in a World Cup final in the last 40 years. In the previous two occasions, France and Spain both ended up winning.
4
The numbers of goals France have conceded in the tournament.
4.2
With a population of just 4.2 million, Croatia is the smallest nation in a World Cup final since Uruguay played Brazil at the Maracana in 1950.
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19
Kylian Mbappe’s age.. he wasn’t even born when France triumphed in 1998.
27
Years since Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia at the end of a bloody war.
63
Percentage of fans around the world who are male, compared to 37 per cent female.
163
The number of goals scored in the 2018 World Cup with just the final to go
747
Cost in pounds of the most expensive ticket available to the public for Sunday. They are all sold out.
81,000
Capacity of the Luzhniki Stadium which will host today’s final.
29million
The prize in pounds the winners receive from Fifa
1.1bn
Global TV audience for the final four years ago between Germany and Argentina.
3.4bn
The number of people around the world who have watched some of the World Cup this year – nearly half the total world population of 7.6bn, according to research company GlobalWebIndex.
4.6bn
How much money in pounds Fifa are expected to generate in revenue from this World Cup.
8.9bn
The bill in pounds of hosting the World Cup, two-thirds of which has been met by the Russian Government.