Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The mascots for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany were two boy characters named Tip and Tap.
Hungary scored 27 goals in the 1954 World Cup, more than any other country in a single World Cup.
England played its first-ever international soccer match on November 30, 1872 against Scotland.
London's new Wembley Stadium, which opened in 2007, has a seating capacity of 90,000.