HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 🏆

Lukas podolski

The German forward Lukas Podolski was named best young player of the 2006 World Cup on Friday. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal was runner-up, according to FIFA. Other finalists were Lionel Messi of Argentina, Luis Valencia of Ecuador, Tranquillo Barnetta of Switzerland and Cesc Fabregas of Spain.

Essam El-Hadary

As of November 2022, Egypt's Essam El-Hadary was the oldest player to ever play in the FIFA World Cup, having been 45 years and 161 days old when he made his World Cup debut against Saudi Arabia in 2018. The oldest outfield player was Cameroon's Roger Milla, at 42 years and 39 days.

2010

Spanish players celebrate with the trophy after the ceremony following the 2010 FIFA World Cup between the Netherlands and Spain on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, South Africa. In an intense overtime match, Spain prevailed over the Netherlands to win their first World Cup 1-0.

France

France's win was their second World Cup title, following their victory in 1998, which they hosted. Griezmann was named the man of the match, while Croatia's Luka Modrić was awarded the Golden Ball as FIFA's outstanding player of the tournament.

Pele

A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice.

Every 4 years

The World Cup happens every four years in order to have enough time for the qualification tournaments and playoffs among national teams to take place.

Brazil

Brazil, the only team that has participated in every World Cup, is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice. Italy and Germany have four titles each, with Germany having reached more finals than any other team, eight.

32

The final tournament format since 1998 has 32 national teams competing over the course of a month in the host nations. There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage.

Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose is the all-time top goalscorer in the World Cup's history with 16 goals to his name in 24 matches.

Uruguay

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It was played in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930.