adidas launched the revolutionary “TORSION®” sole system in 1988.
Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession.
Rules of the Game: According to FIFA, a goal may be scored directly from the kick-off.
The mascot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina was a boy character named Gauchito.
The Final of the 1994 World Cup was played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.