Not every country has its favorite sport. While Americans like baseball and rugby (American Football), Dutch people like football (soccer for you Americans) and field hockey. Here is a list of 2 popular sports per country. The first sport is the most popular and the second sport the second popular sport in the country. There are a few weird sports in the list.
- Argentina: Football and Rugby
- Australia: Cricket and Football
- Belgium: Cycling and Football
- Canada: Lacrosse and Ice hockey
- Colombia: Baseball and Football
- Egypt: Football and Squash
- England: Football and Cricket
- Finland: Ice hockey and Baseball
- France: Football and Rugby
- India: Cricket and Field hockey
- Japan: Baseball and Sumo wrestling
- Morocco: Football and Handball
- Netherlands: Football and Field hockey
- Pakistan: Cricket and Field hockey
- Poland: Volleyball and Football
- Portugal: Football and Rink hockey
- Romania: Football and Oina (similar to baseball)
- Russia: Football and Ice hockey
- Saudi Arabia: Football and Horse Racing
- Spain: Football and Auto racing
- Sweden: Football and Ice hockey
- Thailand: Football and Muay thai
- Turkey: Football and Basketball
- United Arab Emirates: Cricket and Camel racing
- United States: Rugby (American Football) and Baseball
If you are from one of the countries above and you think the sport I mentioned isn’t correct. Please let me know and I’ll try to figure out what when wrong.
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