DID YOU KNOW?? A Simpsons episode has been dedicated to the World Cup 2014!
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DID YOU KNOW??A Simpsons
episode has been dedicated to the World Cup 2014!
DID YOU KNOW??Germany built
their own World Cup hotel and
training ground!
DID YOU KNOW??The 2014 World Cup will be the most expensive world cup ever!
DID YOU KNOW??A paraplegic
teenager will take the first 2014
World Cup kick!
DID YOU KNOW??This will be the first ever world cup with goal-
line technology… finally!!!
DID YOU KNOW??Lionel Messi is the most expensive
player in the 2014 World Cup!
DID YOU KNOW??The 2014 World Cup champions
will win $35,000,000 (35
million US dollars)
DID YOU KNOW??The official world Cup song is called
‘We Are One’Pitbull feat Jennifer Lopez and Claudia
Leitte
DID YOU KNOW??
Bosnia and Herzegovina is
the only country to have qualified
for the first time!
DID YOU KNOW??Ronaldo might lose his world
record of 15 goals scored in one
world cup!
DID YOU KNOW??Vanish spray will
be used as a temporary visual marker for free
kicks!
DID YOU KNOW??The last time
South America hosted a World
Cup was in 1978 (36 years ago)!
DID YOU KNOW??Some demands by the teams:
Uruguay – Silent air-con
Japan – Jacuzzi in every room
France – Liquid soap instead of bar soap
Ecuador – Ecuadorian bananas in every
room!
DID YOU KNOW??Referees will be able to stop play
if the weather becomes too hot!
DID YOU KNOW??There have been 36 own goals in
the history of the FIFA World Cup,
accounting for 1.6 of the entire tally!
DID YOU KNOW??There will be no
World Cup speeches by FIFA officials this
year in fear of protests.
DID YOU KNOW??The record of
most red cards shown in a World
Cup is 28!
DID YOU KNOW??The fastest goal
to ever be scored in the World Cup
was 00:11 seconds in 2002!
Brasilia is the capital city of
Brazil.
The literacy rate is very low in this
country at 86.4%.
Brazil has the most number of species
of mammals, plants and fresh water
fish!
Portuguese is the official
language of Brazil!
It has an estimated area of 8, 514, 877 sq. km and a coastline of
7, 491 km!
Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world!