The first turn in the World Cup teams was completed even despite doubts, but also criticisms of the very expensive ticket prices, the truth is that so far the bet on the world's presence seems to be won.
In the 24 games held in the 12 teams, 1.57 million tickets have been cut, translated to 65,416 per match, a figure if anything impressive.
The fullness of the stadiums reaches 100% and the only match that had a fullness of 98% was the Netherlands – Japan race, which basically damaged the total average of 99.44%.
30% of the games (8 contests) were sold out with Mexico – South Africa and Uzbekistan – Colombia having the largest turnout with 80,824 spectators (both matches were hosted at Azteka Stadium in Mexico City).
Official numbers may be seen far away from actual ramps as in some match it was observed that there were several empty spaces. This is an issue that has already been discussed, but the figures take into account ticket sales rather than actual attendance on the pitch.
FIFA itself explained through a representative that "official turnout figures reflect the number of tickets made available and viewers present within the stadium perimeter, rather than visual assessments of the completeness of the seats at a given time during the race.
FIFA cooperates closely with stadium authorities and ticketing teams to ensure that all published data is based on verified operational information.".