5 major records set in the Confederations Cup - which of these can be broken in 2017?

5) Average attendance at the stadiums

The 1999 Confederations Cup in Mexico recorded the highest average attendance

Now, this is a record for the fans. However, it will be impossible to break the record in this edition in Russia. Only one of the four stadiums actually has a capacity that is greater than the highest average attendance for a Confederations Cup tournament.

Back in 1999, the Confederations Cup was held in Mexico. Only two stadiums hosted the 16 games with teams in both groups playing all their group stage matches at a single stadium. The two stadiums that hosted the matches were Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara (capacity of 66,700) and the legendary Estadio Azteca (capacity of 115,000) – the stadium where Diego Maradona scored both the ‘Hand of God’ goal and the ‘Goal of the Century’ in the 1986 World Cup.

Thus, the average attendance in the 1999 edition was a massive 60,625! In contrast, the 2013 edition in Brazil was only 50,291 even though the South American nation is home to the Estadio Maracana (76,804) and the Estadio Mineirao (62,547).

Russia’s biggest stadiums is the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg (68,134) while the rest in Moscow, Kazan and Sochi are between 45K to 47K. The most they can achieve is third place on the list – if they manage to fill their stadiums.

Verdict: Unbreakable