At the 1974 World Cup in Germany, 80% of all players wore adidas boots. The home team, outfitted head-to-toe in adidas, won the tournament.
The mascot for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a sombrero-wearing jalapeno pepper named Pique.
The first appearance of organized women's soccer in the US may have been in 1922, when a team sponsored by English company Dick, Kerr toured the country -and beat several top men's teams.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.
More than 90,000 people filled the Rose Bowl to watch the United States defeat China in the 1999 Women's World Cup final.
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