FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the best group stage so far was played at the 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar.
Evaluating the cup before the quarter-finals, Infantino noted that more than two million sports fans followed the matches from the stands, and more than 1 million visitors were hosted in the FIFA Fan Areas.
Noting that the global television audience has exceeded two billion, Infantino said, “I watched all the matches. This was the best FIFA World Cup group stage ever. It’s very promising for the rest of the tournament.” said.
Stating that the average audience is over 51 thousand, Infantino said, “2.5 million people in the streets of Doha, several hundred thousand people in the stadiums every day, a great atmosphere, great goals, incredible excitement. There are no small teams or big teams anymore. Level “It’s very, very equal. For the first time in history, national teams from all continents went to the qualifying stage. This shows that football is truly globalizing.” he said.
Stating that he hopes the FIFA World Cup will continue as it started and have a great success, Infantino said, “I am confident that we will reach five billion viewers worldwide. Stadiums play sold-outs in almost every match. At the end of the day, we just want to give people around the world some joy and a little smile. We want it. That’s what football is, that’s what the FIFA World Cup is like.” used the phrases.