DID YOU KNOW??A Simpsons

episode has been dedicated to the World Cup 2014!

DID YOU KNOW??Germany built

their own World Cup hotel and

training ground!

DID YOU KNOW??The 2014 World Cup will be the most expensive world cup ever!

DID YOU KNOW??A paraplegic

teenager will take the first 2014

World Cup kick!

DID YOU KNOW??This will be the first ever world cup with goal-

line technology… finally!!!

DID YOU KNOW??Lionel Messi is the most expensive

player in the 2014 World Cup!

DID YOU KNOW??The 2014 World Cup champions

will win $35,000,000 (35

million US dollars)

DID YOU KNOW??The official world Cup song is called

‘We Are One’Pitbull feat Jennifer Lopez and Claudia

Leitte

DID YOU KNOW??

Bosnia and Herzegovina is

the only country to have qualified

for the first time!

DID YOU KNOW??Ronaldo might lose his world

record of 15 goals scored in one

world cup!

DID YOU KNOW??Vanish spray will

be used as a temporary visual marker for free

kicks!

DID YOU KNOW??The last time

South America hosted a World

Cup was in 1978 (36 years ago)!

DID YOU KNOW??Some demands by the teams:

Uruguay – Silent air-con

Japan – Jacuzzi in every room

France – Liquid soap instead of bar soap

Ecuador – Ecuadorian bananas in every

room!

DID YOU KNOW??Referees will be able to stop play

if the weather becomes too hot!

DID YOU KNOW??There have been 36 own goals in

the history of the FIFA World Cup,

accounting for 1.6 of the entire tally!

DID YOU KNOW??There will be no

World Cup speeches by FIFA officials this

year in fear of protests.

DID YOU KNOW??The record of

most red cards shown in a World

Cup is 28!

DID YOU KNOW??The fastest goal

to ever be scored in the World Cup

was 00:11 seconds in 2002!

Brasilia is the capital city of

Brazil.

The literacy rate is very low in this

country at 86.4%.

Brazil has the most number of species

of mammals, plants and fresh water

fish!

Portuguese is the official

language of Brazil!

It has an estimated area of 8, 514, 877 sq. km and a coastline of

7, 491 km!

Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world!