The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup on Saturday, 28 October, became the most attended in the history of the tournament.
After Brazil fought Mali in the third-place clash ahead of the mega-final between England and Spain on Sunday, 29 October, the total number of spectators who turned up at the six host venues across India, which played host to the tournament, went past the earlier record attendance of 1,230,976 set in the first edition of the tournament in China, in 1985.
The total number of fans, who attended the tournament, was 13,47,143 at the end of the final between England and Spain in Kolkata. A figure of 6,949 was needed to be reached before the start of the third-place tie to break the record.
The 2011 edition in Mexico had seen a turnout of 1,002,314, becoming the third to boast a total attendance in excess of a million.
The attendance for matches had reached the million mark in the last round of 16 match on 18 October.
Take a look at the other big numbers from the tournament in the video above.
(With inputs from IANS)
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