The Copa Mundial, the world’s best-selling soccer boot, was introduced in 1982.
Rules of the Game: On a soccer field, the two longer boundary lines are called touch lines. The two shorter lines are called goal lines.
The first African nation to qualify for the World Cup was Egypt in 1934. The second was Morocco in 1970.
The Netherlands' Ernie Brandt is the only man to score a goal for both teams in a World Cup game, accomplishing the feat in 1978.
Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 in a 2001 World Cup Qualifying match.