Few fun facts about football world cups! The fastest goal, most saves, most no. of man of the matches and many more interesting facts. Presentation brought to you by The Jewel Hut http://www.thejewelhut.co.uk/

1. Few Fun Facts
About Football
World Cups

2. For the first time ever, all eight group
winners have made it to the quarter
finals of the same world cup…

3. • Group A
Brazil
• Group B
Netherlands
• Group C
Colombia
• Group D
Costa Rica
• Group E
France
• Group F
Argentina
• Group G
Germany
• Group H
Belgium

4. World Cup World Record For Saves
Tim Howard, US Goal keeper, has set a World Cup World Record by
making 16 saves in a knockout game against Belgium!
The
Super
Man!

5. Lost 300k Twitter Followers
Luis Suarez, Forward from Uruguay, has lost more than 300k Twitter
followers since biting Giorgio Chiellini in a match against Italy
Bad
Boy!

6. Win all 3 Man of the Matches
Lionel Messi, Forward from Argentina, is the first player ever to win
all 3 Man of the Matches in Group Stage games in a World Cup
The
Legend!

7. Goal Line Technology
This is the first World Cup ever with Goal Line Technology. 6
cameras around the Goal track the ball and system software creates
3D image which capture the position of the ball in relation to the
Goal line. As the ball crosses the Goal line, the system sends
message to referee within half a second.

8. Three Brothers Made History
Three Brothers Jerry, Jhony and Wilson Palacios made history as the
first three brothers ever to play in same squad, for Honduras
Wilson
Jerry
Jhony

9. Bears and Hot Dogs
Bears750 000
Hot Dogs400 000
Fans drank,
And ate

10. Highest Viewership
The World Cup screened in every single country and territory on
Earth including Antarctica and the Arctic C.ircle
3.2 billion
i.e. 46% of total
population
focused on
South Africa

11. The only host country
South Africa is the only host country
to LOSE in the 1st Round
Team
Team
Team

12. The only World Cup Hosted by two
nations
Japan
South
Korea

13. The Fastest Goal…
The fastest Goal in the World Cup history took place in a
match between Turkey and South Korea. South Korean had the
ball first and passed it back to the defence, but the ball was
stolen by Turkey and then Hakan Sukur…
GoalJust 11 SecondsGame Start

14. 19 World Cup
Over 200 Countries Participated
Brazil
5
Italy
4
Germany
3
Argentina
2
Uruguay
2
France
1
Spain
1
England
1
Only Eight Winners

15. The Host Country Has Won Six time
Uruguay in 1930
Italy in 1934
England in 1966
Germany in 1974
Argentina in 1978
France in 1998

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