Some Fun Facts About The World Cup You Don’t Know
Considered the hottest sporting event on the planet, the World Cup attracts more than half of the world’s population each year.
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is a tournament organized every four years by the FIFA for all national teams. As the largest football league in the world, the World Cup has great meaning when bringing the world together by participating in competitive matches.
Besides the exciting matches, the off-the-record information are always welcomed by all journalists and fans. And today, we will help you to explore some interesting things about this tournament!
1. The Time Holding World Cup
The FIFA World Cup takes place every 4 years,, except for the World Cup in the years 1942 and 1946, which were canceled because of World War II.
2. A Special World Cup
The 2002 World Cup is a special tournament. Not only this was the first time this sporting event was held in Asia but it was also hosted in two separate countries, South Korea and Japan.
3. The Funniest Team At World Cup
It has been said India was the only country to withdraw from the 1950 World Cup because FIFA didn’t allow anyone to play football with bare feet.
4. The Most Notorious Player
Zidane Zinedine, a former player of the France team, was famous for his brilliant ball controlling and individual skills. However, he became more popular by using his head to hit Materazzi’s chest — an Italian player in the 2006 World Cup final. Materazzi had bad words offending Zidane’s mother at that time.
5. The First World Cup
The first World Cup tournament was officially held in Uruguay in 1930 with the participation of 13 teams. Uruguay’s victory against Argentina with the 4–2 final score brought the championship to the home team.
6. Championships of World Cup
There were two teams which won 45% of all championships
Brazil and Italy have a total of nine World Cup championships, accounting for 45% of the number of the 20 tournament events held.
Brazil won the most titles with five times stepping on the glorious peak, from 1958 to 2002. They have attended every World Cup since its foundation in 1930. Meanwhile, Italy obtained four titles, lasting from 1934 to 2006.
7. The Food Consumed At The World Cup
More than 750 thousand liters of beer and nearly 400,000 hot dogs were consumed at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
8. The Real Value Of The World Cup Trophy
The gold trophy awarded to the Uruguay team was created in 1928. Designed to the FIFA order, the gold trophy named “Nike Victory Goddess” was cast with real gold weighed 8 kilograms and worth 10,000 USD by Abel Lafleur.
9. The Lost World Cup Trophy
The gold trophy in 1966 was lost and found 7 days before the final took place. This trophy got stolen by a stranger while on display at the City Center in Westminster (UK).
“Nike Victory Goddess” wandered for 6 months on the streets of England and then a 4-month-old little dog Pickles accidentally found it during a walk with his employer.
10. A Special Policy Of Coaches
The “say no to sex” policy was applied by all coaches to their team. In an interview for sports newspapers, they said that having sex distracted players and was a waste of energy.
11. Topmost Goal Scorer At World Cup
The World Cup goal scorer was Germany’s Miroslav Klose with 16 times scoring into the opponent’s net in four World Cup.
12. The First World Cup In Russia
The 2018 World Cup marked the first time Russia becoming a host country. Despite the lack of experience in organizing World Cup, the logo created by Russia received high appreciation from experts.
Having the image of Sputnik spacecraft, the logo design represents not only the ambition to conquer the universe of humans, but also the dreams of all players when playing the World Cup — lifting the prestigious gold cup.
13. Some Fun Facts About Stadiums
The distance between the two stadiums Ekaterinburg and Kaliningrad in Russia in the 2018 World Cup is 2414 kilometers. It is equal to the distance from Moscow to London (England).
14. The World Cup Changes A Country!
Six months after Germany won the championship at the 2006 World Cup, the country’s birth rate increased by more than 10%. This figure was 10 times higher than the average fertility rate of the entire European region of 0.7%.
15. The Most Attending Team At The World Cup
Brazil was the only team to attend 20 final rounds and currently holds a record of winning the championship five times. The second places belonged to Italy and Germany with 4 times.
16. The Mascot Of The 2018 World Cup
The 2018 World Cup mascot is a wolf named “Zabikava” and he was designed by Ekaterina Bocharova — a Russian student.
17. The 2018 World Cup
During the 2018 World Cup, every tourist when traveling to Russia only needed to show to the customs staff the entrance tickets with the official seal from FIFAinstead of their visa.
18. The Earliest Red Card At The World Cup
The record of receiving the earliest red card belonged to the player Jose Batista — an Uruguayan defender. In the match against Scotland at the 1986 World Cup, in a somewhat aggressive defense, the referee decided to withdraw the red card and Jose Batista had to leave the field in the 56th second of the first match. So far this record has not been defeated by anyone.
19. The Official Song Of The 2018 Fifa World Cup
The official song of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was “Colors” written and performed by American singer Jason Derulo. Sharing on the Billboard magazine, Jason said that “Colors” was born to honor the beauty of the cultural differences from many countries and people He hoped that Colors would become a big motivation for players to join the biggest sports event on this planet.
20. The Origin Of Yellow And Red Card
The violent match between the home team Chile and Italy at the 1962 World Cup was dubbed the “Battle of blood in the heart of Santiago’s capital”. The violence of this match made FIFA decide to put a yellow card and a red card into use in matches.
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