2026 World Cup: 281,223 spectators on 16 June, record attendance for a single day for the tournament

A total of 281,223 spectators attended the four 2026 World Cup matches (see details below) played on 16 June, setting a new attendance record for a single day in the history of the tournament, FIFA announced on 17 June 2026.

The previous record dated back to the 1994 World Cup in the United States, when 277,070 supporters attended four matches on 28 June.

Total attendance at the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, stood at 1,309,652 spectators as of 17 June, representing an average of 65,483 per match. FIFA said that the tournament is "on course to eclipse the tournament’s all-time cumulative attendance record of 3.5 million, established at the 1994 World Cup, by the end of the group stage."

The 2026 World Cup is the first edition to feature 48 teams and a total of 104 matches, compared with 24 teams and 52 matches at the 1994 tournament.

World Cup 2026: attendances for matches played on 16 June

• France - Senegal (3-1, 15:00 local time): 80,545 spectators at New York New Jersey Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA)
• Argentina - Algeria (3-0, 20:00…