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Stats on Olympic football attendance according to FIFA.com

year                attendance      matches       average     Winner
London 1908           20,000           6           3,333      GBR
Stockholm 1912        83,700           17          4,923      GBR
Antwerp 1920          151,100          18          8,394      Belgium
Paris 1924            318,076          24         13,253      Uruguay
Amsterdam 1928        246,699          24         11,213      Uruguay
Berlin 1936           486,500          16         30,406      Italy
London 1948           242,624          18         13,479      Sweden
Helsinki 1952         338,253          26         13,009      Hungary
Melbourne 1956        254,269          12         21,189      USSR
Rome 1960              90,200          28          3,221      Yugoslavia
Tokyo 1964            306,000          29         10,551      Hungary
Mexico City 1968      180,000          32          5,625      Hungary
Munich 1972           793,000          38         20,868      Poland
Montreal 1976         630,093          23         27,395      German DR
Moscow 1980           948,000          32         29,625      Czechoslovakia
Los Angeles 1984    1,425,181          32         44,536      France
Seoul 1988            733,712          32         22,928      USSR
Barcelona 1992        466,300          32         14,751      Spain
Atlanta 1996(Men)   1,223,769          32         38,242      Nigeria
Atlanta 1996(Women)   691,762          16         43,235      USA        
Sydney 2000(Men)    1,024,578          32         32,018      Cameroon
Sydney 2000(Women)    326,215          16         20,388      Norway
Athens 2004(Men)      401,415          32         12,544      Argentina
Athens 2004(Women)    208,637          20         10,431      USA
Beijing 2008(Men)   1,397,448          32         43,670      Argentina
Beijing 2008(Women)   740,014          26         28,462      USA

Attendances ofOlympic Finals 1896-2004

1908    Great Britain  2-0 Denmark           8,000
1912    Great Britain  4-2 Denmark          25,000 
1920    Belgium        2-0 Czechoslovakia   35,000    
1924    Uruguay        3-0 Switzerland      41,000 
1928    Uruguay      1-1 2-1 Argentina      28,253/28,113
1936    Italy          2-1 Austria          85,000
1948    Sweden         3-1 Yugoslavia       60,000
1952    Hungary        2-0 Yugoslavia       60,000
1956    Soviet Union   1-0 Yugoslavia      102,000
1960    Yugoslavia     3-1 Denmark          40,000
1964    Hungary        2-1 Czechoslovakia   75,000
1968    Hungary        4-1 Bulgaria         75,000
1972    Poland         2-1 Hungary          80,000
1976    East Germany   3-1 Poland           71,617
1980    Czechoslovakia 1-0 East Germany     70,000
1984    France         2-0 Brazil          101,799
1988    Soviet Union   2-1 Brazil [aet]     74,000
1992    Spain          3-2 Poland           95,000 
1996(M) Nigeria        3-2 Argentina        86,117
1996(W) USA            2-1 China            76,489
2000(M) Cameroon       2-2 Spain [aet,5-3p]104,098 
2000(W) Norway         3-2 USA [aet]        22,848
2004(M) Argentina      1-0 Paraguay         41,116
2004(W) USA            2-1 Brazil [aet]     10,416
2008(M) Argentina      1-0 Nigeria          89,102
2008(W) USA            1-0 Brazil [aet]     51,612

[almango]

That should put a few arguments to rest

[HeartandSoul]

We know where the next World Cup in Asia is going.