Passback has sent out over 151,000 pieces of soccer gear to needy teams and organizations over past 3 ½ years.
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Footbal, was founded in 1961 and has 40 member associations.
The first African nation to qualify for the World Cup was Egypt in 1934. The second was Morocco in 1970.
The Houston Dynamo edged the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup in both 2006 and 2007.