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

#2 1962 World Cup Chile (893,172)

Brazil again won the World Cup in 1962
Brazil again won the World Cup in 1962

The 1962 Chile World Cup will be best remembered for being the edition that proved that Brazil are true world beaters. It was also the edition in which the true flavour of the Samba magic was on full display. They successfully defended their title after winning it for the first time in 1958.

Brazil won their second FIFA World Cup in Chile and successfully defended their title, in turn, becoming the second country to defend the FIFA World Cup after Italy in 1934 and1938. Chile was hosting its first FIFA World Cup and it was a big moment for the entire South American continent.

The tournament had a total headcount of 893,172.

Indian smashed this figure by a margin of 453,981 people.

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