At the 1998 World Cup in France, adidas supplied the match balls and outfitted 12,000 officials, referees, linesmen and volunteers.
The mascot for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy was a green, white and red stick figure with a soccer ball head named Ciao.
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was founded in Switzerland in 1954 and has 53 members.
Mexican goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal played in five consecutive World Cups (1950-66).
Of the U.S. WNT coaches who coached more than four games, only Tony DiCicco was born in the United States.