BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — On the 7th local time, FIFA president Infantino said that the 2022 Qatar World Cup had the most exciting group match in history. The dramatic competition process and the record number of audiences proved that Qatar World Cup was very popular among all countries.
Infantino said, “In fact, I watched all the matches. In short, this is the best group match in the history of the World Cup, and I am also full of expectations for the next schedule.”
“We already have more than 2 billion TV viewers, which is really incredible. According to the data released at the end of the group match, the cumulative number of people in the first 48 games was 2.45 million. Eight games in the elimination match scored 28 goals in total, which is the most since 1986.” Infantino added.
On December 9th, Beijing time, the 1/4 final will be held. Infantino also hopes that the competition will be wonderful as before: “We just want to bring joy to people all over the world. This is the meaning of football, the meaning of the World Cup, and what should happen from beginning to end.” (Finished)
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