The World Cup 2022 is starting next week in Qatar. The biggest football tournament will be held in Central Asia for the first time. Brazil is the most successful team, winning five World Cup editions. Italy and Germany have won the World Cup 4 times each. Since 1982, cash prizes have been awarded in the World Cup, and their popularity is increasing.
Interesting Facts about FIFA World Cup
- Since the opening of the first edition of the World Cup in 1930, 20 editions of the World Cup have been completed so far.
- 32 nations are participating in the World Cup.
- Qatar is the 80th country to play in the World Cup.
- So far only 8 countries have won the World Cup title. So far, Brazil has won the World Cup 5 times. Italy has won the World Cup four times, while Argentina, France, and Uruguay have won twice. England and Spain have won the World Cup 1/1 time.
- Lusail Stadium, where the World Cup 2022 final will be held, has a capacity of 80,000 spectators.
- Until the 2018 World Cup, the average number of goals per game was 2.6.
- So far, 6 countries have held the title by hosting the World Cup in their own country.
- The current average age of the Argentine team is 27.7 years. Which is the oldest age in Qatar World Cup.
- The average age of the American team is 24.5 years. Which is the youngest team in Qatar World Cup.
- It is estimated that more than half of the world’s population will watch this World Cup. The world population is 8 billion. 5 billion of them will watch the World Cup.
- Iceland is the least populated country to qualify for the World Cup. Iceland participated in the 2018 World Cup. The population of Iceland is 334 thousand.
- France’s Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup, is the highest scorer in a single World Cup so far.
- Jose Bautista of Uruguay is one such player who received a red card within 56 seconds of the start of the game. In the 1986 World Cup, he received a straight red card after fouling Scotland’s Gordon Snatch. He holds the record of receiving a red card in a short time after the start of the World Cup.
- Germany’s Miroslav Klose scored 16 goals in four World Cups from 2002 to 2014. Which is the highest number of goals scored by one player in the World Cup.
- Qatar is the smallest country to host the World Cup so far. The area of which is 11 thousand 581 square kilometers. Which is equal to the area of New York City.
- The 2022 Qatar World Cup winning team will receive the highest prize money ever of $42 million.