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The World Cups With the Highest Attendance Per Game

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16. 1982 Spain
> Avg attendance per game: 35,698
> Total attendance: 1,856,277 — 10th highest
> World Cup champion: Italy
> Runner up: West Germany

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15. 1954 Switzerland
> Avg attendance per game: 36,269
> Total attendance: 943,000 — 16th highest
> World Cup champion: West Germany
> Runner up: Hungary

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14. 1978 Argentina
> Avg attendance per game: 42,374
> Total attendance: 1,610,215 — 14th highest
> World Cup champion: Argentina
> Runner up: The Netherlands

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13. 2002 Japan / South Korea
> Avg attendance per game: 42,571
> Total attendance: 2,724,604 — 7th highest
> World Cup champion: Brazil
> Runner up: Germany

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12. 1998 France
> Avg attendance per game: 44,676
> Total attendance: 2,859,234 — 6th highest
> World Cup champion: France
> Runner up: Brazil

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