Fanzz World Cup Infographic

CUP WORLD BRAN 20 14 BRAZIL The WORLD CUP run down. THE PRIZE 1930-1970 1974-PRESENT Jules Rimet Trophy FIFA World Cup Trophy WON BY URUGUAY 1930, 1950 ITALY 1934, 1938 W GERMANY 1954 BRAZIL 1958, 1962, 1970 ENGLAND 1966 WON BY W GERMANY 1974 ARGENTINA 1978, 1986 ITALY 1982, 2006 BRAZIL 1994, 2002 FRANCE 1998 SPAIN 2010 The original trophy was named in honor of the French president of FIFA who passed the initiative to hold the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. In 1970, Brazil became the first nation to win the trophy 3 separate times allowing them to keep the trophy permanently. On 20 March 1966, just four months before England were to host the World Cup, the trophy was stolen for ransom during a public exhibition at Westminster Central Hall in London. It was recov- ered seven days later by a dog named Pickles. The trophy had been wrapped in a newspaper buried under a garden hedge. BY THE NUMBERS 3.6 BILLION VIEWED 2010World Cup Final According to a report produced for FIFA by the British firm KantarSport, 46% over 46% of the world's population watched at least one minute of the of Global match on their home television. Population 204 COUNTRIES 245 CHANNELS Uruguay Number of times the World Cup Italy. Germany Brazil. England Finals have been held Argentina. France. Spain 19 8 1930.1934. 1938.1950.1954 1958.1962.1966.1970.1974 Number of nations who 1978.1982.1986.1990. have won a World Cup 1994.1998.2002 2006.2010 2014 CANCELED 242 46 WWII CANCELED 2014 WORLD CUP TICKET PRICES LEAST EXPENSIVE P10 Greece vs. Ivory Coast $50k VIP pass for the final MOST EXPENSIVE RONALDO ALL-TIME TOP SCORER (TIE) NATIONAL TEAM BRAZIL WORLD CUPS'98 '02 '06 MATCHES PLAYED 19 GOALS SCORED 15 MINUTES PER GOAL 108 SHOTS 67 ASSITS 4 MIROSLAV KLOSE ALL-TIME TOP SCORER (TIE) NATIONAL TEAM GERMANY WORLD CUPS '02 '06 '10 '14 MATCHES PLAYED 20 GOALS SCORED 15 MINUTES PER GOAL 101 SHOTS 51 ASSITS 3 MOMENTS OF INFAMY 06.22.1986 The Hand of God In a Quarter-final match against England, Diego Maradona used his hand to tip the ball over goal keeper Peter Shilton and score the opening goal of a 2-1 victory for Argentina. When asked about the play after the game, Maradona responded that the ball had been struck "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God." 07.09.2006 Zizou Headbutt In overtime of the 2006 World Cup Final, French legend Zinedine Zidane inexplicably headbutted Italy's Marco Materazzi in the chest, earning him a straight red card in the final match of his distinguished career. Consequently, he was unable to participate in the deciding penalty shootout which Italy won 5-3. 07.11.2010 Xabi Gets de Jonged People watched the 2010 World Cup Final hoping to see a wide open display of flowing, attacking football. Instead they were treated to the choppiest, most physical final in history. The match produced a total of 14 yellow cards, including one to Nigel de Jong for his studs-up karate-kick to the chest of Xabi Alonso. Even de Jong aknowledged the card should've been red. SOURCES: http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/tournaments/worldcup/players/ http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/fifa/first-fifa-world-cup.html http://mashable.com/2014/06/11/pickles-the-dog-that-found-the-stolen-world-cup/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World Cup_Trophy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_Final http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_de_Jong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_Final http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_(1986_FIFA_World_Cup) http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27960930 FANZZ SPORTS FAN STORE FIFA