6.25.2010

World Cup

The knockout stage of the World Cup begins tomorrow. Here are some World Cup facts to get your pumped:

- The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. Many believed American Bart McGee scored the first goal in the World Cup, against Belgium in the 40th minute. But a dispute erupted and FIFA, soccer's governing body, determined the first goal was scored by Frenchman Lucien Laurent in the 19th minute against Mexico on July 13, 1930.

- The highest attendance for one match was in the 1950 final. The official attendance was 199,854 for the match between Brazil and Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

- The XXXIX Superbowl had an estimated 94 million viewers. The World Cup averages 1.1 billion viewers per day for the almost month-long event. This year it is estimated that 2.8 billion viewers will watch a World Cup game.


- Official World Cup Sponsorship cost $125 million dollars : Coke, Adidas, McDonald's, Visa, and Sony

GO USA!!!!

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5144103_interesting-fifa-world-cup.html