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Chisanga · 06-12-2006, 08:14 AM

How about these interesting facts:

• 1970 was the first year they used red and yellow cards. The first player to be sent off with a red card was Carols Caszely from Chile in 1974.
• More than half a dozen players have seen a yellow card in the first five minutes of a game.
• On 13 June 1986 Jose Batista of Uruguay was sent off in the first minute.
• King Carol of Romania gave the players three months off to make the journey to Uruguay by ship in 1930.
• In Spain in 1982 they used a staggering 14 cities and 17 stadiums to host the World Cup.
• On 16 June 1938 Giuseppe Meazza had trouble making his penalty shot when the elastic on his shorts broke.
• In Brazil in 1950 the Maracana stadium crowded in over 174,000 people.
• Antonio Carbaja of Mexico broke the record of representing his country in five World Cup tournaments between 1950-1966. Eight players have made it to four tournaments and Lothar Mattaus of Germany also later made it to five.
• On the 26 June 1954 the quarter-final match in Lausanne produced more goals than any match before or since.
• The FIFA trophy for best goal keeper, introduced in 1994, is named in honour of Lev Yashin.
• In took 15 seconds for Vaclav Masek to score for Czechoslovaka against Mexico in 1962.
• The Brazilians took the trophy for the third time in 12 years in Mexico in 1970. On their return the trophy was stolen and never found.
• Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland made his World cup debut at the age of 17 years and 42 days.
• The most goals were scored when Hungary beat El Salvador in 1982 with a score of 10:1.
• Davor Suker from Croatia was the top scorer of the 1998 World cup in France with 6 goals.

06-12-2006, 08:14 AM	#835
Chisanga Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 2,404	How about these interesting facts: • 1970 was the first year they used red and yellow cards. The first player to be sent off with a red card was Carols Caszely from Chile in 1974. • More than half a dozen players have seen a yellow card in the first five minutes of a game. • On 13 June 1986 Jose Batista of Uruguay was sent off in the first minute. • King Carol of Romania gave the players three months off to make the journey to Uruguay by ship in 1930. • In Spain in 1982 they used a staggering 14 cities and 17 stadiums to host the World Cup. • On 16 June 1938 Giuseppe Meazza had trouble making his penalty shot when the elastic on his shorts broke. • In Brazil in 1950 the Maracana stadium crowded in over 174,000 people. • Antonio Carbaja of Mexico broke the record of representing his country in five World Cup tournaments between 1950-1966. Eight players have made it to four tournaments and Lothar Mattaus of Germany also later made it to five. • On the 26 June 1954 the quarter-final match in Lausanne produced more goals than any match before or since. • The FIFA trophy for best goal keeper, introduced in 1994, is named in honour of Lev Yashin. • In took 15 seconds for Vaclav Masek to score for Czechoslovaka against Mexico in 1962. • The Brazilians took the trophy for the third time in 12 years in Mexico in 1970. On their return the trophy was stolen and never found. • Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland made his World cup debut at the age of 17 years and 42 days. • The most goals were scored when Hungary beat El Salvador in 1982 with a score of 10:1. • Davor Suker from Croatia was the top scorer of the 1998 World cup in France with 6 goals. __________________ "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."