7 Things You Didn’t Know about the World Cup
Riwa Roukoz
#1
The World Cup trophy weighs 6.1 kilograms, is worth approximately ten million US dollars and the winning team only gets to take home a replica of it.
#2
Austria defeated Switzerland 7-5 in 1954, marking the highest scoring game in World Cup history.
#3
In the 2014 World Cup, almost half of the world’s population (3.2 billion people) tuned in to watch the games.
#4
Only European (11) and South American (9) countries have won the World Cup.
#5
The most expensive finals in the history of the World Cup are the 2018 finals in Russia with a designated $11.8 billion for spending, around double the amount spent by Brazil in the 2014 Cup.
#6
Mexico has qualified for the trophy 16 times, more than any other country.
#7
The largest victory in an international football game was Austalia defeating the American Samoa 31-0 during a qualifying match for the 2002 World Cup.
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