Football World Cup: Some interesting Facts

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Dear Steemians games plays an important role to bring the countries close together. If the game involves between continents it brings continents close together. So, we can easily say that game promote peace, happiness and eradicate war and terror. It isn’t false if we say Football is the most popular game of the world. In football game the biggest event is World Cup. World Cup events brings continents close together and one of the biggest source of tourism and cultural exchange. It helps to bond strong relationship with other countries which help the country economy and stability In tomorrow post I will tell about the winners of world cup. Now in today post I will some of the interesting facts about the world cup
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Let me admit that Football World Cup is the most watchable sports of the world. Previous world cup was viewed by more than 3.2 billion people which is almost 50% population of the world.
History of the world cup is 88 years old. There are twenty football events occurred. Unfortunately, 1942 & 1946 were cancelled due to World War II.
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War are the biggest enemies of human. You can’t win any thing from war. It cost people happiness and give you grief and pain. Unfortunately world war II swallowed millions of people life. Battle and war looks good only in sports ground Let’s pray the 21st world cup event brings peace in this world.
Russia
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21st World Cup event is going to be held in Russia. This is the first time Russia is hosting the World Cup event. Russia Qualified the 21st event automatically due to host nation. Previously Russia qualified in 10 world Cup events.
11 Russian cities and 12 stadium will host the world cup match.
let's discuss some interesting facts from the start of the event
Uruguay
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Uruguay made a history by hosting a first world cup event in 1930
Uruguay was also the first team who lifted the First World Cup in front of their home crowd
Uruguay clinched the world cup title twice (1930 & 1950)
Brazil
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Brazil is the only team qualified in all 21 tournaments.
Brazil have a pride to hold the World Cup Trophy more than any country. They ruled the world five times (1958,1962,1970, 1994 & 2002). Five titles out of twenty total events means their winning title %age is 25% which is remarkable.
Brazil also have a pride to win most matches of the world cup i.e 70 matches out of 104. They loss 17 so far so the win loss ratio is 4.11. Amazing isn’t it? Only Germany played more matches than Brazil
Peele is the only player who was the part of winning team thrice. Peele represented winning team in 1958, 1962 & 1970. Peele scored 12 goals in world cup events.
Germany
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Germany is defending the title in 2018 World Cup
Germany have a pride to win the Football premium title four times (1954, 1974, 1990 & 2014)
Germany also have a pride to qualify for the eight finals.(1954, 1966,1974,1982, 1990,2002 & 2014)
Germany is the second most qualified team in world cup events. They qualified in 19 events.
Germany have a pride to play most matches of world cup events. They played 106 matches which are two matches more than Brazil team
Germany have reached at least the semi-finals in their last four World Cups. In 2002 & 2014 they won the title. In 2006 they lost by Italy and in 2010 they lost by Spain. There is another amazing fact that the team won against Germany in 2006 & 2010 semi-final clinched the world Cup Title. In 2006 Italy clinched the world cup title and in 2010 Spain grabbed the title.
Germany also have a pride to become the first European team who made history by won the trophy in Brazil (South America)
Germany are also the first team who scored 7 goal in the semi-final match.
Miroslav Klose, Germany was the top scorer of World Cup matches. He scored 16 goals

This is the first part of some interesting facts about WorldCup matches and record. It took a lot of time and energy to gether all the information for wonderful and amazing steemians. Hopefully you will like my efforts. Stay tuned for the next part of the amazing facts.
Have a nice weekened. With kind regards

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billion people which is almost 50% population of the world.
It should be people who instead of people which.

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