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TIL - Despite soccer's relative lack of popularity in the USA, the 1994 FIFA World Cup was the most financially successful in World Cup history. It broke tournament records with overall attendance of 3,587,538 and an average of 68,991 per game, figures that stand unsurpassed as of 2022.

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