8 World Cup trivia facts
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iBET tells you some World Cup trivia facts. How many of them did you know?
- How many countries have ever participated in the World Cups?
The answer is 85.
According to the statistics, 85 countries have participated in the World Cups. Of course, among them, at least seven countries don’t exist anymore or have changed their countries’ names such as the Soviet Union, the Republic of Zaire, or the Dutch East Indies.
- Which countries have ever retained the World Cup championship?
In the history of World Cup, only two countries have retained the championship – Italy, the champion of 1934 and 1938 World Cup, and Brazil, the champion of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Will German, the defending champion, retain the championship title? Let’s wait and see.
- How many countries have won the championship as a host country?
Six countries have ever won the championship as a host country: Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934, England in 1966, West Germany in 1974, Argentina in 1974, and France in 1998.
- Who is the top red card receiver?
Zidane from France is the footballer who has received the most punishments. In the 12 matches of three World Cups, he received four yellow cards and two red cards, one of which was received because of the famous head-butting incident in the finals in 2006.
- The champion embraces the trophy. What about the second and third place?
The champion will get a gold trophy, i.e. the World Cup Trophy. The second and third place will get medals. As for the fourth place, they will just receive a book of certificates.
- Which team didn’t concede any goal but still got eliminated?
In the 2006 World Cup Germany, Swiss was the top team in the group matches with two wins and one tie. In round of 16, Swiss tied Ukraine 0-0 after regular time but lost to Ukraine on a penalty shoot-out. In all four matches, Swiss didn’t concede a goal though they still got eliminated, and they are the only team that has experienced this in the history of World Cup.
- Who is the oldest trophy holder?
The oldest footballer in the World Cup is Dino Zoff, the goalkeeper from Italy. He held the trophy at the ages of 40 in 1982. Unfortunately, Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
- The best and the worst penalty shoot-outs
Ever since the World Cup was held, Germany has gone through four penalty shoot-outs and didn’t lose any of them. On the other hand, England has been on three penalty shoot-outs but didn’t win any of them.
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