Thursday, June 21, 2018

Chart: Latin America at the 2018 World Cup

By Luisa Leme and Brian Harper

From Brazil's hunger for a sixth championship to Peru's 35-year comeback, Latin Americans are leaving their mark in Russia.

Updated July 1, 2018—Long trips and pricey tickets haven’t stopped fans from flooding Russia for the World Cup. By the week before the games started on June 14, Latin Americans had purchased more than 290,000 tickets. The region represents a quarter of teams that qualified and—along with Europe—dominates the history of the championship, winning nine of the past 20 World Cup titles.

From Brazil’s hunger for a sixth championship to Peru’s first appearance in 35 years, AS/COA Online looks at Latin America's performance at the mega-event by the numbers.

LATIN AMERICA AT THE
2018 World Cup

32 teams

2.4 million tickets sold

1 million foreign tourists

Broadcast to 219 territories around the world

More than $6.1 billion in FIFA revenue

51% increase in inbound flights
to Russia from
June 4 to July 16

64 matches in 11 cities

KEEPING SCORE: RUSSIA'S CUP Basic Facts

Latin American teams that qualified in 2018:

Latin America in the Cup

Argentina

Brazil

Colombia

Costa Rica

Mexico

Uruguay

Panama

Peru

1/4 of qualified teams

296,000 tickets purchased

Half of championships in World Cup history

25% of World Cup titles Competed in every World Cup

Champion in 1958, 1962, 1970,1994, 2002

16 appearances

On June 17, fans set off earthquake alarms in Mexico City when celebrating Mexico's goal against Germany.

First World Cup since 1982

Tourism packages sold in Peru were about 10 times the average salary in the country.

Champion in 1930 and 1950

Uruguay Coach Óscar Washington Tabárez has four World Cup qualifications under his belt—more than any other coach at Russia this year. *

SPOTLIGHTS

Top ticket sales by Country

1. Russia: 872,000
2. United States: 89,000
3. Brazil: 73,000
4. Colombia: 65,000
5. Germany: 63,000
6. Mexico: 60,000
7. Argentina: 54,000
8. Peru: 44,000
9. China: 40,000
10. Australia: 36,000

Totals indicate number of tickets sold as of June 7

2026 in the Americas

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be staged in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

2026 in the Americas

percentage of FIFA member nations' votes for the United Bid

67%

matches to be played in the United States

matches split between Canada and Mexico

SOURCES :

CBS Sports, Department of Seismology and Volcanology of the Institute for Geological and Atmospheric Research (SIMMSA), ESPN, FIFA, Marca, Statista.

Copyright: AS/COA Online

*Editor's note: An earlier version of this chart suggested Uruguay's couch had four World Cup championships. He has led teams to qualify for four different World Cups.

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