Soccer
The greatest footballing event in the world is sure to bring along with it both happy and emotional moments. FIFA World Cup 2018 is on the horizon and largest country in the world will host the greatest footballing event. Qualified 32 countries will battle in a total of 64 matches to claim the trophy, which will be played in 12 stadiums over Russia.
Here is the ranking of the 32 nations on the basis of the population.
| SN | Country | Population |
| 1 | Brazil | 209 million |
| 2 | Nigeria | 186 million |
| 3 | Russia | 144 million |
| 4 | Japan | 126 million |
| 5 | Mexico | 124 million |
| 6 | Egypt | 96 million |
| 7 | Germany | 82 million |
| 8 | Iran | 80 million |
| 9 | France | 65 million |
| 10 | England | 53 million |
| 11 | South Korea | 51 million |
| 12 | Columbia | 49 million |
| 13 | Spain | 47 million |
| 14 | Argentina | 44 million |
| 15 | Poland | 39 million |
| 16 | Morocco | 35 million |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 32 million |
| 18 | Peru | 32 million |
| 19 | Australia | 24 million |
| 20 | Senegal | 15 million |
| 21 | Tunisia | 11 million |
| 22 | Belgium | 11 million |
| 23 | Portugal | 10 million |
| 24 | Sweden | 10 million |
| 25 | Serbia | 9 million |
| 27 | Switzerland | 8 million |
| 27 | Denmark | 6 million |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 5 million |
| 29 | Croatia | 4 million |
| 30 | Panama | 4 million |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 million |
| 32 | Iceland | 900 thousand |
This is only the population of the respective countries. The other football fans out of these 32 nations will also be cheering their favorite team. So which World Cup qualified country has the highest number of fans including that of non-qualified nations? Have your say.
We will try to list out in next article.
