--- title: World Cup: Who Has The Loudest Fans? description: An unscientific recording of fans' cheering predicts which team will win the World Cup canonical: https://time.com/2963128/this-infographic-shows-which-world-cup-team-has-the-loudest-fans/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-07T19:34:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:08:09.233Z article:section: Health og:title: World Cup: Who Has The Loudest Fans? og:description: An unscientific recording of fans' cheering predicts which team will win the World Cup og:url: https://time.com/2963128/this-infographic-shows-which-world-cup-team-has-the-loudest-fans/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: World Cup: Who Has The Loudest Fans? twitter:description: An unscientific recording of fans' cheering predicts which team will win the World Cup twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Infographic Shows Which World Cup Team Has The Loudest Fans > Sponsored content. 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Hearing is put into jeopardy at just 90 decibels. Check out the infographic below for a prediction on who will win the World Cup based on having the loudest fans.  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