Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
The mascot for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was a lion named Goleo VI. He had a talking soccer ball sidekick named Pille.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
The 1970 and 1986 World Cups were held in Mexico.
The name soccer comes from association football, which is the sport's formal name.
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