{"id":120,"date":"2014-06-11T07:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T07:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indwe.co.za\/indwe-blog\/2014\/06\/11\/facts-about-the-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2014-06-11T07:52:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T07:52:00","slug":"facts-about-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indwe.co.za\/indwe-blog\/facts-about-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts about the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/68.media.tumblr.com\/d9a26750baac4c24fe30145587390444\/tumblr_inline_n6zv596VuC1r965u9.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The world cup is almost here! This world-class event happens every four years, this is the 20th\u00a0World Cup. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 stadiums in Brazil from the 12<sup>th<\/sup> of June.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few interesting facts about the World Cup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Brazil won the World Cup five times against the following teams: Germany (2002), Italy (1994), Italy (1970), Czechoslovakia (1962) and Sweden (1958).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In 1959 Brazil also hosted the World Cup, however Germany and Japan were prohibited from participating in the qualifying process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South Africa qualified three times for the World Cup in 1998, 2002, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>2.3 is the average number of goals scored per game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>12 is most goals scored in a World Cup match.In 1954, Austria beat Switzerland 7-5.\u00a0 The highest scoring final happened when Brazil beat then-host country Sweden by a score of 5-2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This years&rsquo; \u00a0mascot is called \u00a0Fuleco. This three-banded armadillo is unique to Brazil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>1954 was the first year shirt numbers were used on the player\u2019s jerseys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Roger Milla of Cameroon is the oldest player to score a goal in a World Cup match. He was 42 years and 39 days old when he scored a goal against Russia in 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Brazilian footballer, Pele is the youngest player to score a goal \u2013 he did so at the age of 17 when he scored against Sweden in 1958.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speak to Indwe Risk Services today for expert insurance advice. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indwerisk.co.za\/\">www.indwerisk.co.za<\/a> or call 0860\u00a013\u00a013\u00a014.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world cup is almost here! This world-class event happens every four years, this is the 20th\u00a0World Cup. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 stadiums in Brazil from the 12th of June. 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