There isn’t a reliable single number for “how many people from Spain came to watch the World Cup,” because attendance is usually reported by host city, match, or overall tournament rather than by fans’ home country. What is available is broader audience context: FIFA said the World Cup in Russia drew more than 3.5 billion viewers globally, with the final reaching 1.1 billion viewers.

What can be said

  • Spain’s team drew strong support in recent World Cup coverage, but the sources I found do not give a verified count of Spanish fans traveling to the tournament.
  • For the 2026 World Cup, coverage focuses on schedules, teams, and travel rather than a Spain-specific visitor total.
  • So the safest answer is: there is no confirmed public number in the material I found for how many people from Spain attended to watch the World Cup.

If you need a precise figure

The best way to get an exact number would be from:

  • FIFA attendance or ticketing reports.
  • Host-city tourism data.
  • Spain-based travel or fan-group estimates tied to a specific World Cup edition.

A precise answer depends on which World Cup you mean, because the numbers differ a lot by year and host country.