You can not describe the popularity of this beautiful game. Given estimate is about 2.2 billion. All over the world, futbol is being watched everywhere.
2 billion
The whole world watches the World Cup
700 million give or take.
The Fifa World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the whole wide world, in terms of the numbers who watched the entire event. However, the single most watched sporting event in history has been the India - Pakistan semi - final of the cricket world cup, 2011, which was watched by over 1 billion people. In comparision 'only' about 750 million watched the finals of the FIFA world cup.
FIFA world cup was not held in 2008.
2.2 billion people around the world watched the 2010 world cup final match
England won the FIFA Club World Cup 2008.
1950 FIFA World Cup.
The most watched world TV broadcast is the Fifa World Cup competition. The 2014 World Cup was hosted by Brazil and it happens after four years.
There was no 2008 FIFA World Cup. However, there was the 2008 Euro, which was won by Spain after they defeated Germany 1-0 in the final.
It is close to 2 billion counting T.V.