The mascot for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was a lion named Goleo VI. He had a talking soccer ball sidekick named Pille.
Attendance for the 1950 World Cup Final at Maracana Stadium in Brazil was an amazing 199,500!
U.S. Men’s National Team played their first ever game in 1916 vs. Sweden in Stockholm.
Real Madrid has won the Champions League/European Cup 9 times, more than any other club.
The United States won the first game in World Cup history when it defeated Belgium 3-0 in 1930.