Incredible things about FIFA World Cup that make you SURPRISE!!!
Yahoooo, the greatest show on earth is knocking at the door that we all sports lover has waited for four years. Many countries are not even qualified in the world cup ever but their peoples’ are showing extreme craziness for their favorite football. In my country, during the period of FIFA world cup, the people are divided into two groups Brazil and Argentina. And many times they do fights verbally and physically also. You can hardly found a roof building without a flag of their favorite team. Here, I am sharing some incredible information about FIFA world cup that makes you amazed.
• Russia 2018 World Cup is the 21st in the FIFA world cup history.
• Unfortunately 4 times world cup winner Italy missed this world cup since 1958.
• Panama and Iceland will participate in their first world cup in Russia 2018.
• 2014 world cup watched by 3.2 billion people that mean approximately half of the total world population watched the world cup.
• From 2026, 48 teams will participate in the world cup. Now it is restricted by 32 teams only.
• Since the start of the world cup in 1930, only 8 teams won the world cup title. Brazil-5, Italy-4, Germany-4, Argentina-2, Uruguay-2, France-1, England-1 and Spain-1.
• Germany is the most consistent team that played the highest number of quarterfinals (17 out of 18 tournaments).
• In 1966, the world cup trophy was stolen but after 7days it was extricated.
• Nigeria is the most successful African country that qualified 6 times in the world cup since 1994.
• South Korea is the only Asian country that reached to the semi-final in 2002 world cup.
• In terms of population, Iceland (334,000) is the only nation that has qualified in the Russia world cup 2018.
• Russia 2018 World cup matches will be held in 12 stadiums in 11 various cities of the country.
• The most younger player in the Russia 2018 world cup is Mohammed Nur (Nigerian striker) aged only 15 years who has broken the record of Norman (17 years 41 days in 1982 world cup).
• The winner of the Russia 2018 world cup will gain $48 million and the runner-up will gain $28 million.
• Mexico is the worst team in the world cup that lost in 25 matches in the world cup, 14 wins and 14 draws.
• Group F is the group of death in this world cup (Germany, Sweden, Korea and Mexico)