VERY INTERESTING: FOOTBALL

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Amazing Football Facts Which Would Be Too Hard To Believe

1. The Invention Of Football

What if we told you that the world’s most-watched and followed sports originated from an Asian country named China, a country whose team ranks 75th on FIFA/ Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking. It said that Football was invented around 476 BC in China and was called Cuju.

2. World’s Most Popular Sports

The total population of the world as of June 2018 stood at 7.5 billion or 750 crore and what if we tell you that as per a survey conducted the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 2001, 240 million (24 crore) people from around the globe play Football regularly.

The global population in 2001 stood at 6.19 billion (618 crore). That is almost 4% of the global population. Isn’t this a crazy football fact?

3. World’s Most Watched Sports Tournament

The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sports event in the world and it was estimated that World Cup 2018, which was played in Russia, had a combined viewership of 3.572 billion (357.2 crore people) which means almost half of the world’s population watched the tournament.

What would be more interesting is that if we add the audience which watched no coverage at home but caught the action on digital platforms, in public viewing and or in bars and restaurants, 309.7 million of 30.9 crore more people would be added to the above mentioned tally.

4. Most Watched Sporting Event Finale

Did you know that the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final which was played between France and Croatia had a combined global audience of 1.12 billion (or 112 crore) on Television, again, if added the audience who watched the finale on digital platforms or in public viewing areas, this number would be exponentially higher.

5. The Largest Football Tournament

Back in 1999 for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition, saw at least 5,098 teams compete and in that tournament, there was participation from more than 35,000 players. This is considered as one of the most interesting Football facts in the world.

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking