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10 Facts about the World Cup that You Should Know [VIDEO]

12 Jun 2014 | By Team Goodnet

Whether you call it soccer or football, the global sporting event is a must–see

The World Cup is one of the largest sporting events around, and will be kicking off (pun intended) today, June 12 in Brazil. Held every four years, the World Cup lasts a month and brings together the best of the best in the world of soccer.
Get better acquainted with this hallowed sports event with these 10 little-known tidbits of information provided from our friends at HooplaHa, that will impress even the biggest soccer aficionado.

1. This year’s World Cup will be televised in over 110 different countries.

2. Only 8 countries have ever won the World Cup.

3. The first World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay.

4. Brazil has won the most World Cup championships – 5 in total.

5. In 2010 over 3.2 billion people across the globe watched the World Cup.

6. The World Cup brings about peace as the Ivory Coast ended their civil war in order to unite and compete in the 2006 games.

7. The last time Brazil played host to the World Cup was in 1950 in which over 200,000 spectators came to watch the final game.

8. This will be the most expensive World Cup to date as Brazil will be shelling out around 14 billion dollars as the host country.

9. No country from outside South America or Europe has ever won the World Cup.

10. The mascot for this year is named Fuleco a three-banded armadillo – he even has his own website.