World Cup Wonders

WORLD CUP WONDERS THE WORLD CUP is the most widely viewed sporting competition in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games in viewership. Die-hard fans may be up to date with the latest victories for this year's competition in Brazil, but which country has won the most World Cup titles? And who has lost the most games? Read on to find out! HOST WITH THE MOST TWELVE CITIES, the most in World Cup history. will host venues for the games. Manaus Fortaleza Natal BRAZIL Recife Salvador Brasilia Cuiaba THE FINALS Belo Horizonte Sau Paulo Rio de Janeiro Curitiba WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE Porto Alegre CAPITAL, RIO DE JANEIRO. $14 BILLION went into the making of this year's games, making them the most expensive ever. WORLD CUP TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS BRAZIL has won more World Cup titles than any other country. BRAZIL ITALY GERMANY ARGENTINA URUGUAY ENGLAND FRANCE SPAIN BRAZIL I MEXICO MOST MOST 67 24 WINS LOSSES MOST MATCHES-99, GERMANY MOST MOST GOALS GOALS CONCEDED Despite its amazing World Cup records, Brazil has never won a title as host for the games. They lost to Uruguay in the finals of the 1950 Brazilian games. STANDOUT PLAYERS Pelé holds the title for most World Cup championships, with 3 wins. НE'S AND ALSO the youngest to score a the youngest hat-trick, also goalscorer at age 17. at age 17. MOST CARDS (ALL-TIME) ZINEDINE ZIDANE CAFU (FRANCE) (BRAZIL) MOST TOURNAMENTS PLAYED FASTEST GOAL FROM KICK-OFF 10.89 Antonio Lothar Carbajal Mätthaus seconds, Hakan Şükür MOST GOALS 15 RONALDO, BRAZIL TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN 209 NATIONAL TEAMS battled it out in preliminaries for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but only 32 teams qualified. These 32 are divided into eight groups of four teams. The top two teams from each bracket advance to the knockout round, where single-elimination matches will result in a final between the top two countries. A B DE F 1A 18 10 10 1E 1F 1G 1H 2A 28 20 20 2E 2F 2G 2H SINGLE ELIMINATION 1A 1C 1E 1G 18 10 1F 1H 2B 20 2F 2H 2A 20 2E 2G QUARTER FINAL SEMI FINAL FINAL WINNER RECEIVES 2ND PLACE RECEIVES GROUP STAGE RECEIVES $35 $25 $8 MILLION MILLION MILLION INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY PenningtonCreative.com Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA World Cup_records#Discipline http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/index.html http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2014/06/18/ pages-14-fun-facts-about-14-fifa-world-cup-348886 *****