Untitled Document The Herbalife World Football Challenge averaged 41,749 fans per game over 14 matches this summer. The tournament featured five clubs from MLS, two from Mexico and six from Europe. The inaugural WFC in ’09 averaged 56,136 fans per game and featured only four foreign clubs playing a total of six matches. This year’s FC Barcelona-Manchester United contest at FedExField on July 30 led all matches with 81,807 fans. The top draw in ’09 was 81,224 fans for a Chelsea-Inter Milan game at the Rose Bowl. FC Barcelona led all clubs in WFC average attendance with 70,898 fans per match. Listed below is match-by-match attendance for the ’11 WFC, compared to the event in ’09. There was no WFC last year due to the FIFA World Cup (THE DAILY).
| '11 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE |
| DATE | GAME | VENUE | ATTENDANCE |
| 7/13 | Manchester United-Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 51,523 |
| 7/16 | Manchester City-Club America | AT&T Park | 11,250 |
| 7/16 | Real Madrid-Galaxy | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 56,211 |
| 7/18 | Manchester City-Whitecaps | Empire Field | 24,074 |
| 7/20 | Real Madrid-Chivas de Guadalajara | Qualcomm Stadium | 38,211 |
| 7/23 | Manchester United-Fire | Soldier Field | 61,308 |
| 7/23 | Sporting Portugal-Juventus | BMO Field | 10,028 |
| 7/23 | Real Madrid-Union | Lincoln Financial Field | 57,305 |
| 7/24 | Manchester City-Galaxy | The Home Depot Center | 24,897 |
| 7/26 | Club America-Juventus | Citi Field | 20,859 |
| 7/28 | Juventus-Chivas de Guadalajara | Carter Finley Stadium | 16,124 |
| 7/30 | FC Barcelona-Manchester United | FedExField | 81,807 |
| 8/3 | FC Barcelona-Chivas de Guadalajara | Sun Life Stadium | 70,080 |
| 8/6 | FC Barcelona-Club America | Cowboys Stadium | 60,807 |
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| '09 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE |
| DATE | GAME | VENUE | ATTENDANCE |
| 7/19 | Club America-Inter Milan | Stanford Stadium | 31,026 |
| 7/21 | Chelsea-Inter Milan | Rose Bowl | 81,224 |
| 7/22 | Club America-AC Milan | Georgia Dome | 53,600 |
| 7/24 | Chelsea-AC Milan | M&T Bank Stadium | 71,203 |
| 7/26 | Inter Milan-AC Milan | Gillette Stadium | 42,531 |
| 7/26 | Chelsea-Club America | Cowboys Stadium | 57,229 |
