The mascot for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain was an orange named Naranjito.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, was founded in 1916 and has 10 member associations.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The first soccer game based on English FA rules in the United States took place between Rutgers University and Princeton University on Novermber 6, 1869.