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Interesting fact about football-

1.) The earliest game resembling association football is the Chinese game cuju. Its origins date back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). The game involved kicking a leather ball through two bamboo canes set 30 to 40 centimeters apart.

2.)During the 1938 FIFA World Cup, Italian footballer Giuseppe Meazza’s shorts fell down during a penalty kick against Brazil, causing a wardrobe malfunction. He took the shot while distracting the opposing team’s goalkeeper, which allowed Italy to secure a spot in the final.

3.)The highest-scoring football match on record was 149-0, which took place in Madagascar in 2002. The losing team, Stade Olympique, protested during the match. In fact, it was not a ‘real match.’

4.)Giuseppe Bergomi played in four World Cups but never during the qualifiers. Known as ‘The Uncle,’ he was called up late to the 1982 squad at the age of 18 and played in the last three matches of the tournament, but was not a regular during the qualification process. As the defending champions in 1986, Italy did not need to qualify, and in 1990, Italy hosted the tournament. After being removed under Arrigo Sacchi, Bergomi was called up again late for the 1998 World Cup, where he made three appearances.

5.)The first English player to reach a World Cup final wasn’t Alf Ramsey, but George Raynor. Raynor achieved this eight years earlier with Sweden. Now you know.

6.)In recent World Cups, almost half of the world’s population has tuned in to watch or listen to them.

7.)France leads the charge in football innovation. In the 2018 World Cup, they clinched their first VAR-awarded penalty in a group match against Australia

This was in contrast to 2017, when their first goal was disallowed by VAR in a game against Spain. In 2014, Karim Benzema scored the first goal to be awarded by goal-line technology in a World Cup match against Honduras. Additionally, in 2006, Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt was only penalized with a red card after the referee initially missed it. Gianluigi Buffon had pointed to the big screen, prompting the fourth official to review the footage, which led to the first sending off issued by the video footage review.

8.)The World Cup was established to feature the top professional football players from around the globe. At that time, the Olympics were exclusively for amateur athletes. Nowadays, most countries send their younger players to the Olympic Games every four years.

9.)In 1998, a match in Congo ended tragically when lightning struck, killing the entire team. The opposing team remained unharmed.

10.)In a football match, the highest number of spectators ever was in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro. The match between Brazil and Uruguay in the World Cup was attended by a total of 199,854 people.

11.)In 1958, three new teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup: Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Soviet Union. This was the first (and only) time that all four Home Nations (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) made it to the World Cup.

11.)In the English football system, there are over 5,000 teams, with different levels based on their skill and performance. Any team can advance and reach the top league, the Barclays Premier League, by winning and progressing through the ranks.

12.)Players on the field run between 5 to 10 miles during a match. The significant difference in distance depends on the pace of the game and the position the player plays in.

13.)Goalkeepers started wearing jerseys of different colors for the first time in 1913, which helped referees make accurate decisions during matches.

14.)Oleg Salenko of Russia holds the record for scoring the most goals in a single World Cup match. He managed to score 5 goals in Russia’s victory over Cameroon.

15.)Stopage time has long been a controversial and mysterious measure of time in football matches. It is left to the referee’s discretion and typically ranges from 1 to 5 minutes. The length of stoppage time is never formally announced, as it depends on the referee’s judgment.

16.)American men won both silver and bronze medals at the 1904 Olympics. Despite the Yankees’ reputation for not being involved in football culture, they have been quite scattered in the history of the sport. Perhaps it’s not surprising given that there were only three teams in the competition. FIFA does not consider the results “official,” but the IOC does.

17.)In the first World Cup, it was the Americans who achieved both the first hat-trick and the first clean sheet. Again, it was the Americans. U.S. goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas recorded the first clean sheet in the 1930 tournament with a 3-0 victory against Belgium. Four days later, Bert Patenaude scored three goals in a 3-0 win against Paraguay.

18.)In the 1950 World Cup, the USA defeated England 1-0, and the player who scored the goal was not even an American citizen. The goalscorer was a Haitian named Joe Gaetjens, who was working as a dishwasher in New York City at the time. He was never granted American citizenship, and he even represented Haiti internationally. Yet, he made a remarkable impact against the Three Lions in Brazil.

19.)AC Milan won Serie A in the 1993/94 season by scoring just 36 goals. For reference, Bournemouth, who also wear black and red stripes, scored 40 goals when they were promoted to the Championship in 2019/20. However, AC Milan conceded only 15 goals that season and defeated Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League final.

20.)Thomas Muller has never scored in the European Championship. Calling himself the ‘Raumdeuter,’ Müller has been a machine in the World Cup format, scoring 10 goals in the tournament since 2010. However, after playing in Euro 2008, Euro 2016, and Euro 2020, Müller has not found the net in Euro 2024. He came very close against England.

21.)A Glasgow team, Queen’s Park, has played in the FA Cup final twice. Scottish clubs competed in the tournament during its early years, until 1887, when the Scottish Football Association prohibited its members from participating further in the FA Cup.

22.)Cheltenham Town once forgot to complete the paperwork and enter the FA Cup. This was in 1974, when Kevin Keegan’s two goals led Newcastle to victory in the final – and King Kev was very fortunate that powerful Robbins were not around to stop him that season.

23.)John Terry scored more goals for Chelsea in the Premier League than Andrés Iniesta did for Barcelona in La Liga. Iniesta was not really a goal-scoring player, but neither was Terry. Terry beat Iniesta by 42 to 35 goals.

24.)Neither Manchester United nor Liverpool has ever defeated Gillingham in a competitive match. They are the two most successful English clubs of all time, yet they have never managed to secure a victory over the formidable Gills. However, thanks to George Weah, Manchester City has achieved a win.

25.)The only player to lift the World Cup trophy three times is Pelé. He won the title with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970.

26.)Football is one of the most captivating sports in the world.

27.)Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the four men who have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times (or more).

28.)Widzew Lodz is the only club of this century to have retained the Second Division champion title. They won it in 2007/08 and were promoted to the Ekstraklasa, but were immediately demoted back due to their involvement in a corruption scandal. In 2008/09, they won it again.

29.)The term “soccer” is mostly used in the United States for association football. This name is derived from the abbreviation of “association.”

30.)Only eight countries have won the World Cup: Uruguay, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, England, and Spain. Every winning country (and runner-up) is located in Europe or South America.

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