By Frank Ulom
The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco has set a new global record.
CONVERSEER reports that the event has broken the record for the Most Attended Opening Ceremony in the history of the tournament.
According to the statistics from FIFA, 47,137 people attended the grand opening, breaking the former record of 35,247 attendees in same Morocco in 2014.
Recall that in December last year, Morocco became the first African and Arab country to reach the FIFA World Cup semi-finals after ousting two of the tournament’s favourites, Spain and Portugal in the round of 16 and quarterfinals respectively.
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See the beautiful photos from the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup below.
