10 Interesting Facts About the World Cup

1. Brazil has won the most World Cup titles a total of 5.
2. The World Cup has never been won three times consecutively, the only two teams to have won the cup twice consecutively are Germany in 1934 and 1938 and Brazil in 1958 and 1962.
3. The most goals scored by a player in all the World Cup competitions is 15 goals by Brazil’s Ronaldo.
4. Just Fonatine of France featured in only one World Cup competition (1958) and scored the most number of  goals in just one competition, a total of 13.
5. The only player to have won three World Cup championships is former Brazilian striker Pele, he first featured in the competition at age 17.
6. Germany’s Oliver Khan is the only goal keeper to have won the golden ball award (2002).
7. India exited from the competition because they were not allowed to play bare foot due to FIFA regulations.
8. Only two continents have produced world cup winners, South America and Europe.
9. In the 2002 World Cup, Turkey’s Hakan Sukur scored the fastest goal timed at 11 seconds.
10. Only seven nations have ever won the World Cup; Brazil, Italy, West Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, England, France and Spain.