ExpandWell, actually the tv share is the only objective and correct way to measure the audience.
A simple number of people doesn't say anything if it's not related to the total population of the Country and the number of people in front of their tv screen in that moment.
So that means the 1954 World Cup viewing figures will never be beaten in the UK. 
ExpandLol he's Mario Ferri with his Superman shirt, I hadn't seen him invading for years, but he must hold some record for the number of pitch invasions.
I think he's been too busy for pitch invasions lately
ExpandI wonder if that's considered anti-Scottish joke too given how they couldn't beat that ten men team?
I remember how Scotland reached those Finals...
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I wonder how many people were alive in 1966 to even consider that joke being joke-worthy in 2022
You mean 1986?
ExpandDoes Trinidad & Tobago count as two?
No, the answer I was looking for was Turkey, Tunisia, Trinidad, Togo and Ten-man Uruguay...
I have a strange feeling that 22 players will not be on the field at the end of Portugal versus Uruguay....
ExpandHuge wasted chance for Japan. They still have everything in their own hands though. A draw against Spain will probably be enough.
All depends on tonight, if Spain don't win tonight then Japan will probably have to beat Spain to qualify
Live coverage of the Japanese fans commenting on their performance today
Costa Rica have now scored with 100% of their "shots on target".
World record, surely?
ExpandOne of the main Mexican channels put 5 today, and it’s rival has always 3.
Needless to say, is more a circus than a proper and interesting broadcast.
Only radio stations have decent coverage of football matches in Mexico.
One of the best things about the coverage in the UK is the option to play the radio commentary alongside the TV pictures.
with a family history from 
. I've not had a good World Cup so far...
ExpandTwo commentators?
Huh, never heard that with football. Basically just with cycling that's common here I think.
And I'm also not a fan of the commentators you yell and scream just for the heck of it
That's how it works in the UK. A proper commentator does the main work with an ex-player making comments when needed
Expandyou named the poor officiating...I just replied that this is not the worst WC in terms of refereeing at all, 'cause 20 years ago it was way worse...
You've just reminded me of the Syrian referee at the 1994 World Cup. Couldn't have been a bigger clown if he wore a bright red nose and giant shoes.
Edited by Dragon60 years ago, Walter Winterbottom, the coach of the England team predicted that an African nation would win the World Cup by the end of the 20th century.
Maybe he picked the wrong century...
ExpandHow are the TV audiences doing in your countries ?
Here, the first french game against Australia had almost the exact same figure than four years ago against the same team (12.53 M vs 12.59 M), but with a very time slot (monday at 20.00 vs saturday at 12.00), so hard to compare
England-Iran - audience of nearly 8 million in the UK in the middle of the afternoon.
USA-Wales - 9 million in the evening
ExpandI agree on the top 2, but today's score is nothing compared to 1950 decisive match
1:2
and also a few more upsets in the history of the WC are comparable to this one...
Well, Uruguay had beaten Brazil in Sao Paolo only 2 months before the WC Final in 1950.
ExpandWell, its dificult to make an objetive analisys after one of the worst defeats in Argentinas world cups history, only compares with the 0-1 with Cameroon in 1990, 0-4 with Netherlands in 1974 and 1-6 with Checoslovaquia in 1958.
Yes, Argentina can win the next matchs and pass the round.....but is really dificult to be the first and not being first means you will play with France.....and if KSA in two strikes makes two goals, what can do France with Mbape, Benzema and company.
Like LDOG says, our dream is over.
Congrats to the Arabians for this historical result.
The Statistics people are saying it's the 3rd biggest upset in World Cup history.
The two more shocking results are USA 1 England 0 in 1950 and North Korea 1 Italy 0 in 1966.
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