Soccer might not be the most popular sport in the United States, but the rest of the world is absolutely obsessed with it. That’s why the FIFA World Cup is the No. 1 sporting event on the planet, raking in more viewers than Super Bowl LX and the Beijing Winter Olympics combined.
And this year’s event in North America is going to be even bigger. For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA has let in 48 teams instead of the traditional 32. They’ll be competing in 104 matches across three different countries — and those games will be attended by some 5 million fans from all over the world.
