World Cup daily attendance record broken (opens original article in a new tab)

The 2026 World Cup set a new daily attendance record with 281,223 fans across four matches, while some players criticized the pitch quality at the New York New Jersey Stadium.

• Four World Cup matches on Tuesday set a new attendance record of 281,223 attendees
• FIFA reported the 2026 World Cup average attendance is 65,483 and on track to surpass the 1994 cumulative record of 3.5 million
• France midfielder Adrien Rabiot criticized the pitch at the New York New Jersey Stadium, calling it 'more like an artificial surface'