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I thought this was interesting (well at least summer dead period interesting).
Afghanistan — Cricket.
Anguilla — Boatracing.
Antigua and Barbuda — Cricket.
Australia — Australian Football. This is a sport that’s kind of like a cross between American football (the ball is an oval and you can throw the ball around) and association football (there’s more kicking than in American football). It’s also sometimes played on a cricket pitch.
The Bahamas — Basketball. The national sport of the Bahamas is cricket, but the most popularare basketball and American football.
Bangladesh — Cricket.
Barbados — Cricket.
Bhutan — Archery.
Canada — Ice Hockey.
China — Basketball. Though in China, it’s hard to say exactly which sport deserves the top spot. Table tennis, association football, badminton and volleyball are all very popular.
Cuba — Baseball.
The Dominican Republic — Baseball.
Estonia — Basketball.
Fiji — Rugby.
Finland — Ice Hockey.
Guadeloupe — Windsurfing.
Guyana — Cricket.
India — Cricket.
Ireland — Gaelic Football. For a long time, association football was the favorite in Ireland, but Gaelic football overtook it in 2018. If you’re not familiar, it’s a bit like the other kind of football, but players can handle the ball with their hands.
Jamaica — Cricket.
Japan — Baseball.
Latvia — Ice Hockey.
Lithuania — Basketball.
The Marshall Islands — Basketball.
Mongolia — Mongolian Wrestling. It’s one of the three sports — along with horse racing and archery — played during Naadam, which is a very popular festival of games in the country.
Nauru — Australian Football.
Nepal — Cricket.
New Caledonia — Rugby.
New Zealand — Rugby.
Nicaragua — Baseball.
Pakistan — Cricket.
Palau — Baseball.
Panama — Baseball.
Papua New Guinea — Rugby.
The Philippines — Basketball.
Puerto Rico — Baseball.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Cricket.
Sri Lanka — Cricket.
Taiwan — Baseball.
Tonga — Rugby.
Trinidad and Tobago — Cricket.
The United States — American Football. While baseball was once the most popular sport (it is America’s Pastime, after all), American football has been the favorite since the 1960s. If you zoom in, though, baseball and basketball are the favorites in certain states (with being the favorite in Alaska).
Venezuela — Baseball.
Wallis and Futuna — Rugby
Of course, then there there are the countries that prefer soccer:
Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, the Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Afghanistan — Cricket.
Anguilla — Boatracing.
Antigua and Barbuda — Cricket.
Australia — Australian Football. This is a sport that’s kind of like a cross between American football (the ball is an oval and you can throw the ball around) and association football (there’s more kicking than in American football). It’s also sometimes played on a cricket pitch.
The Bahamas — Basketball. The national sport of the Bahamas is cricket, but the most popularare basketball and American football.
Bangladesh — Cricket.
Barbados — Cricket.
Bhutan — Archery.
Canada — Ice Hockey.
China — Basketball. Though in China, it’s hard to say exactly which sport deserves the top spot. Table tennis, association football, badminton and volleyball are all very popular.
Cuba — Baseball.
The Dominican Republic — Baseball.
Estonia — Basketball.
Fiji — Rugby.
Finland — Ice Hockey.
Guadeloupe — Windsurfing.
Guyana — Cricket.
India — Cricket.
Ireland — Gaelic Football. For a long time, association football was the favorite in Ireland, but Gaelic football overtook it in 2018. If you’re not familiar, it’s a bit like the other kind of football, but players can handle the ball with their hands.
Jamaica — Cricket.
Japan — Baseball.
Latvia — Ice Hockey.
Lithuania — Basketball.
The Marshall Islands — Basketball.
Mongolia — Mongolian Wrestling. It’s one of the three sports — along with horse racing and archery — played during Naadam, which is a very popular festival of games in the country.
Nauru — Australian Football.
Nepal — Cricket.
New Caledonia — Rugby.
New Zealand — Rugby.
Nicaragua — Baseball.
Pakistan — Cricket.
Palau — Baseball.
Panama — Baseball.
Papua New Guinea — Rugby.
The Philippines — Basketball.
Puerto Rico — Baseball.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Cricket.
Sri Lanka — Cricket.
Taiwan — Baseball.
Tonga — Rugby.
Trinidad and Tobago — Cricket.
The United States — American Football. While baseball was once the most popular sport (it is America’s Pastime, after all), American football has been the favorite since the 1960s. If you zoom in, though, baseball and basketball are the favorites in certain states (with being the favorite in Alaska).
Venezuela — Baseball.
Wallis and Futuna — Rugby
Of course, then there there are the countries that prefer soccer:
Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, the Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
