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Random facts about the World Cup
Posted: Jun 26, 2018 by: Ethan Peachey (ethanp19) on: BLJS Blog The World Cup
The 2018 World Cup will mark the very first time Russia has ever hosted the event. Russia’s highest World Cup finish was at 4th place back in 1966.Including 2018, the World Cup has taken place 21 times in 17 different countries. Roger Milla was the oldest goal scorer in World Cup history. He was 42 back in 1994 when he scored for Cameroon against Russia.The World Cup was first played in 1930, with Uruguay being both the host country, and eventual champion.In 1966, the Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the World Cup champion, actually went missing for an entire week. It was stolen just before the tournament started, but eventually recovered.Mexico holds the record for most World Cup losses with 25. They do have 14 wins and 14 draws, so it’s not all bad.All World Cups have been won by South America or European teams. Europe holds 11 titles and South America.Thomas Müller of Germany has the most World Cup goals out of currently active players. He has 10, split between the last two tournaments. He only needs 6 more goals to tie the all-time record of 16 held by fellow German Miroslav Klose. With 7 appearances, Cameroon has qualified for the World Cup more than other African nation.A popular rumor holds that India withdrew from the tournament in 1950 as they were not allowed to play barefoot, though this has largely been debunked.The smallest country (in terms of population) to ever compete in the World Cup will be Iceland this year. They have only 334,000 residents!Since the beginning, every World Cup has been won by a coach who holds the same nationality as the team they are coaching.Frenchman Just Fontaine has the current record for the most goals scored during a single World Cup (1958 with 13).Oleg Salenko of Russia has scored the most goals during a single World Cup match, when he scored 5 against Cameroon back in 1994.32 teams have qualified for the 2018 tournament, but that number will jump to 48 in the 2026 World Cup, where the host country is likely to be Morocco or North America (joint bid by Canada, United States, and Mexico).Fisht Stadium in Sochi, which will host matches in the 2018 World Cup, is the same place the 2014 Winter Olympic Games were held.The average attendance at each game in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was over 53,000 fans!
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Show CommentsThis doesn't need to be about football, it could be about the geography or history of the regions (Not the nether regions, the countries and cities).
“I have nothing against football. It just seems very wasteful losing 2 hours of my life to watch 22 millionaires on TV chasing a bag of wind in their underwear.”