Liputan6.com, Jakarta If there is a question, what is more important to appear in the Olympics or world Cup? The answer is undoubtedly the World Cup.

According AtlasWorld, 2021, football is the most popular sport in the world with fans reaching 4 billion people. The reason is that football does not require expensive equipment, so everyone can enjoy it.

Cricket ranks second with 2.5 billion fans. This sport is popular in British Commonwealth countries, such as England, India, Pakistan, and Australia.

In addition, hockey has up to 2 billion fans. This sport generally consists of two types, namely field hockey and ice hockey. Field hockey is popular in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, while ice hockey is popular in Canada, the United States, and Northern Europe.

World Cup 2018 in Russia, it was watched by 4 billion people. Now, the Qatar 2022 World Cup organized by FIFA is supposed to be watched by 5 billion people, equivalent to half of the world’s population.

Meanwhile, the 2018 Winter Olympics was able to attract 1.92 billion spectators.

But this attendance figure and the importance of the World Cup organized by FIFA is happening in today’s modern era. And in 1950?

At that time, the national football team India shocked the world with her convincing appearance. At the 1948 London Summer Olympics, France faced France in the first round.

The match was India’s first international appearance after gaining independence from Britain. Despite everything, India managed to compensate France until the 70th minute.