8 Amazing FIFA World Cup Facts That You Should Know as a Football Fan

1. 8 Amazing FIFA World Cup Facts That You Should Know as a Football Fan Summary: Just about 3 weeks remain before the biggest single sporting spectacle in the world gets underway – FIFA football world cup. The history of the football world cup is not new, and there are a lot of facts and amazing things that you might feel amazed to know. Body: Are you a love of football? If you are reading this article, chances are that you are. And there is no doubt that your plans will be underway to watch the upcoming FIFA world cup with is set to kick-off on November 20th 2022, whether you intend to go to Qatar, or watch at your home, or at a nearby club or bar. For a football fan, there are a plethora of amazing and startling facts that you will feel fascinated to know. Just for an example, you will be astounded to know that one out of every ninth person on earth watched the 2006 World Cup final match. Similarly, there are several other such amazing facts that we will let you know here. Some of these might prove helpful to you if you are planning to try out your luck in FIFA world cup 2022 betting. 1.Brazil is the Only Nation to Have Played in Every World Cup Finals Event The most popular footballing nation, Brazil holds the unique record being the only nation that has featured in every FIFA world cup finals event, starting from the first till this years’ also. Not only that, Brazil has also finished in the top four positions a startling 11 times. 2.Brazil Has Won the Football World Cup Most Number of Times

2. Brazil has won the coveted trophy 5 times, the maximum. It is also one of two countries that has won back-to-back football world cup; Italy being the other one. 3.FIFA World Cup Did Took a Break During the 2nd World War Yes, when the world was engaged in world war, no football world cup was held in 1942 and 1946, which could have been 4th and 5th world cup finals events. 4.The Original World Cup trophy Was Named After the First FIFA Head Jules Rimet was the name of the world cup trophy, named in 1946, in honour of the president who set up the first world cup tournament. The last Jules Rimet trophy was won by Brazil in 1970, and from 1974 it was named FIFA world cup trophy. 5.Jules Rimet Trophy Got Stolen in 1983 When Brazil won the Jules Rimet trophy in 1970, they were allowed to keep it forever. However, they couldn’t keep it for long, as it got stolen from Brazil in 1983, which has never been recovered since then (it is believed that the gold-plated trophy would have been melted). 6.The First FIFA World Cup in Asia was held in 2002 As most of the powerhouses in football belong to Europe and South America, it took a great deal of time before the tournament was organized in Asia. In 2002, Japan and South Korea co-hosted the first Asia world cup. 7.2022 FIFA World Cup is First to be Held in Middle-East Nation Qatar is going to be the first desert, middle-east country that will host the FIFA world cup this year. This is also going to be the first winter football world cup. 8.Germany is the team That Has Scored Most Number of Football World Cup Goals With 4 world cup wins, one behind Brazil, Germany is considered the powerhouse in the footballing arena. Also, Germany has played the most number of world cup matches, 106 in total, and has scored an astonishing 224 goals, the most. Not only that, German footballer has Miroslav Klose also holds the record for scoring highest number of goals. Conclusion: Only 8 countries have won the football world cup, combined till date. And one of the most revered football legends, Brazilian Pele has won the championship for a record 3 number of times. Aren’t these facts amazing? There are many more that we well keep updating you with, which won’t only improve your footballing knowledge, but also prepare you for 2022 world cup betting strategies.