This Map Shows The Most Popular Sports by Countries in The World

What if I tell you that soccer is not the most popular sports in the US?

Or if I tell you that the most popular sports in Germany is handball?

Shocked!

Exactly the same way I was when I started researching into the sports industry. If you are like me, with the fun fare and money spent on Football, after all about 3.5billion people watched the World Cup in 2018 and more than 6billion is spent on football betting every year, you may be tempted to think that soccer is the most popular game in the world.

That is what this map is all about. The map below shows the most popular sports by countries of the world.

Here is the breakdown of the Popular Sports by Country:

United States:          Baseball

United States:          Basketball

United States:           Field Hockey

Uganda:                    Football

Germany:                  Handball

Finland:                     Ice Hockey

New Zealand:            Netball

Papua New Guinea:   Rugby League

Fiji:                            Rugby Union

Philippines:               Volleyball

Sri Lanka:                 Test Cricket

United States:           Archery

Ireland:                     Horse Racing

Singapore:                Table Tennis

Pakistan:                   Wrestling

Slovakia:                  Skiling

There you have it. A map showing the most popular sports by countries of the world.

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