| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | |
| | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| The word favourite doesn't mean much in | | | | |
| soccer (football) today. Paraguay won the | | | | Cameroon, an ex-French colony in Africa, won |
| silver medal in soccer in the 2004 Olympic | | | | the gold medal soccer in the 2000 Olympic |
| Games in Greece. | | | | Games in Australia. Cameroon defeated Spain |
| | | | 5-3. |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | |
| | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| In 1962 the FIFA World Championship was held | | | | |
| in Chile for the first time. Brazil captured | | | | Different from Peru, Malaysia, Thailand, and |
| an unprecedented 2nd FIFA World Cup by | | | | Taiwan, Cote d'Ivoire, formerly Ivory Coast, |
| defeating Czechoslovaquia (currently Czech | | | | is one of the world`s poorest |
| Republic) on June 17, 1962, in Santiago de | | | | countries.However, Cote d'Ivoire is one of |
| Chile. | | | | the best teams in the Third World.It |
| | | | qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 2006. |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | |
| | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| The 2010 FIFA World Championship was | | | | |
| scheduled to be held in South Africa. | | | | Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who is best |
| | | | known as "Pele", played in four FIFA World |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Cup competitions (Sweden-1958, Chile-1962, |
| | | | England-1966, and Mexico-1970), and scored |
| Japan won the bronze medal in soccer at the | | | | over 1,200 goals in his career before finally |
| 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. | | | | retiring in 1977. |
| | | | |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| | | | |
| Everald "Gally" Commings is the best known | | | | In August 1983 Uruguay's national soccer |
| and experienced Trinidadian player around the | | | | team won its first-ever gold medal at the Pan |
| world. He played in the North American Soccer | | | | American Games in Venezuela. |
| League in the 1970s. | | | | |
| | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | |
| | | | Nigeria defeated Argentina 3-2 and won the |
| For the first time, Kuwait qualified for the | | | | gold medal in soccer at the 1996 Summer |
| FIFA World Cup in 1982. | | | | Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). |
| | | | |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| | | | |
| In 1950 Brazil hosted the World Cup. | | | | Angola qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. |
| Surprisingly, the host lost the final 2-1 to | | | | It is one of the ten poorest countries in the |
| Uruguay. | | | | world. The education system is one of the |
| | | | worst in the Third World. |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | |
| | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| Jose Luis Chilavert was the best known and | | | | |
| most experienced Paraguayan player in the | | | | In 1994 Bolivia beat Brazil 3-1 in the FIFA |
| 20th century.He was born on July 27, 1965, in | | | | World Cup qualifiers. |
| Luque, Paraguay. Like Oscar Schmidt | | | | |
| (Brazilian basketball player) and Raul | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| Ramirez (Mexican tennis player), Jose | | | | |
| Luis"Chila" Chilavert was one of the best | | | | South Korea has competed in the World Cup |
| sportsman in Latin America.He played for | | | | seven times:1954, 1986,1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| clubs in Argentina (San Lorenzo) and Spain | | | | and 2006. |
| (Zaragoza). | | | | |
| | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | |
| | | | El Salvador won the gold medal in soccer at |
| Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. | | | | the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| They beat Argentina 4-2 in the final in | | | | in Mexico City. |
| Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. | | | | |
| | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | |
| | | | Hungary has won a gold medal in mes´s |
| West Germany (currently Germany) was the | | | | soccer three times at the Olympic Games:1952, |
| first team from Europe to win the FIFA World | | | | 1964 and 1968. |
| Cup (1954). | | | | |