Soccer has its roots in ancient games like Cuju, which was popular in China around 400 BC.
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Japan have each won the Asian Cup championship three times.
More than 90,000 people filled the Rose Bowl to watch the United States defeat China in the 1999 Women's World Cup final.
The Netherlands' Ernie Brandt is the only man to score a goal for both teams in a World Cup game, accomplishing the feat in 1978.
Bora Milutinovic is the only man to coach five World Cups with five different teams: Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, Nigeria and China.