5 senior World Cups whose attendances were eclipsed by India's FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 

Enthusiastic fans were the highlight of the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup
Enthusiastic fans were the highlight of the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup

#3 1958 World Cup Sweden (819,810)

The great Pele's coming of age
The great Pele's coming of age

It was the first time a Scandinavian country was hosting the flagship FIFA event. This World Cup will forever be remembered as the one which gave the world Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele.

It was probably the first time a teenager took the footballing world by a storm. With Sweden reaching the final, the Brazil vs Sweden game was a one which the spectators turned up in huge numbers to witness. With Brazil winning their first World Cup, the home crowd wasn't happy at all, but they did know that a young Pele will rule the world of football.

The total attendance figure in Sweden was 819,810.

India went passed this figure by a margin of 527,343

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