What are the international mainstream sports?

International popular sports rankings:

Translated from foreign forums

1, football

The most important and popular sport in the world is the first sport in Europe and South America, almost the most important sport in Africa, and it is also very popular in China, Japan, South Korea and the Middle East.

Disadvantages: It is not very popular in India, the United States and Canada, and women's football is not as popular as men's football.

2. Basketball

The second most popular sport in the world is one of the most popular sports in the United States and Canada, the second most important in Europe, Brazil, Argentina and China, and the first in Lithuania, Turkey, Greece and Israel.

Disadvantages: Tall sports are not very popular in Africa, the Middle East, India and East Asia.

3. Racing (F 1, cross-country race, etc. )

The project with the highest score

Disadvantages: Some people think this is not a sport.

4. Tennis

The widely developed world sports, the four major open competitions and the Davis Cup are all major world events and the most popular women's events in the world.

Disadvantages: it is the movement of the middle and high classes.

5. Track and field (including swimming)

The world championship is the third largest event after the football World Cup and the Olympic Games.

Disadvantages: ... Not very popular in Latin America and third world countries.

6. Golf

Another worldwide movement is widely spread all over the world, especially in the United States and Europe.

Disadvantages: the flow of high-level people

7. Boxing

Some people think boxing is the second most popular sport in the world, but it relies too much on the boxers themselves.

Disadvantages: high risk, only a few games can attract the attention of the whole world.

8. Baseball

America's first movement.

Disadvantages: Regional sports are only popular in the United States, Venezuela, Central America, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Japan. Without the World Cup, the best players will not participate in the Olympic Games.

9. Volleyball (including beach volleyball)

The world sport in which people all over the world participate is the second largest sport in Brazil, and women's volleyball is the second most popular women's sport.

Disadvantages: many people participate, but they don't pay attention to professional competitions. The best players are unknown to people and the mass media.

10, hockey (including ice hockey, hockey and roller hockey)

Another regional sport.

Hockey: The national game and the second most popular sport in India and Pakistan. This is also a major Olympic event.

Ice hockey: Canada's national game, which is also popular in the United States, Russia and Northern Europe. The main events of the Winter Olympics.

Disadvantages: It is only popular in a limited number of countries, and only Argentina is playing in Latin America. Women's hockey is more popular than men's hockey.

1 1, water sports (surfing, sailing, windsurfing, etc. )

There are too many kinds, which are only popular in the upper class. Surfing is very popular everywhere.

Disadvantages: competitive games are not concerned by the world.

12, skiing

It is very popular in northern Europe, America, Canada, Russia and other countries with snow.

Disadvantages: there are many people playing, but the main events are not concerned.

13, cricket

Another regional sport. It has developed in almost all former British colonies, and it is the most important sport in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. It is the national sport of Britain and the third largest sport in Australia and South China.

Disadvantages: It is only a regional movement, and it is hardly carried out elsewhere. Not an Olympic event.

14, rugby

Regional sports. Developed in former British colonies and France. It is the first sport in New Zealand and the second sport in Britain, France and South Africa. It is also very popular in Australia.

Disadvantages: Not an Olympic event. In other parts of the world, especially in America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa, people have never even heard of this sport.

15, table tennis

Very important Olympic events. China's national ball.

Disadvantages: It is only used as a leisure sport in most countries.

16, fighting (judo, taekwondo, karate)

This is also an important Olympic event.

Disadvantages: most people don't understand its rules, so it's hard to get interested without practice.

17, Bicycle

Mainstream projects. Important events of the Olympic Games. The first sport in Spain.

Disadvantages: Watching TV broadcast is boring.

18, American football

American mass sports, there is no World Cup, of course, if there is, it must be the United States.

19, handball

Its importance is only reflected in the fact that it is an Olympic event. Popular in Germany, Sweden, Hungary and Spain.

20. Water polo

Its importance is only reflected in the fact that it is an Olympic event. Only popular in Spain.

2 1, bullfighting

Only popular in Spain and Mexico.

22. Badminton

Its importance is only reflected in the fact that it is an Olympic event. In many countries, it is just a leisure sport. Indonesia's national game is very popular in Malaysia.

23, polo

The aristocratic movement. Only popular in Argentina.

Australian football.

Australia first movement

25 years old, Irish hockey.

Only in parts of Britain and the United States.

26. Table tennis

It is only popular in Argentina and Spain. Former Spanish President Aznar likes this sport.

27, chess

Not a sport in the traditional sense.

28. Horse racing

Gambling, not sports.

Number 29, shoot

It's for hitting people, not sports.

I hope you will adopt it!