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As many of you know, today, the match between South Africa and Mexico (1800) will begin once the World Cup. And at 19:45 on Russia 2 will broadcast the opening ceremony. I asked one of his friend to help me and make the selection of photos to capture the spirit of the football match. And that's what we've got:
1. The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay. In the tournament was attended by 13 teams, and won by Uruguay.
2 300 000 euros every player will receive the German national team in the event of winning the World Cup. In 1974, for the victory of every German player received 18 thousand marks and a car Volkswagen.
In 1957 in Germany for a few seconds before the end of a football match at the gate of one of the teams had scored the winning goal. The judge had not noticed that the ball touched up the striker arm, and included a goal. Then, on the left the local priest and began loudly exhort the winning team to admit what had happened. Word of the pastor to take effect. The players admitted that hammered the ball properly. The judge overturned a goal, and the meeting ended in a draw.
Germany
3. The last three missed goals Japanese team in a friendly match were scored by the Japanese in the gate.
Japan
Japan
4. After the victory over England with a score 1: 0 in the World Cup 1950 USA team has played only once at zero in the 19 matches of various world championships (with a score of 2: 0 was defeated Mexico in the 2002 World Cup).
US
5. England, ranked in FIFA ranking 8 th place, only won twice in their last 18 games against teams outside the top 9 current FIFA rankings.
England
6. Players Team Switzerland scored 12 goals his head - more than anyone in European qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Switzerland
7. FIFA formed eight countries: the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Sweden, Spain and Germany. Only the Germans were not on such an important meeting, and the decision passed by telegraph.
Denmark
8. Brazil has won 22 of 23 games against African teams. Only loss took place in the game against Cameroon in the Confederations Cup 2003.
Brazil
9. Cote d'Ivoire with Drogba in the composition during the qualifying games scored an average of 3, 2 goals per game. Without him - only 1, 9.
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
10. Since the beginning of this season, Cristiano Ronaldo struck 30 shots on goal in the games for the national team, in this case and could not score even once.
Portugal
11. South Africa became the first member of FIFA not from the Old World.
South Africa
12. The Spanish team participated in 12 world championships and only once made it to the semi-finals - in 1950.
Spain
13. The fastest goal in the history of football was scored 3, 67 seconds after the start of the game. Australian Damien Mori sent the ball into the opponent's goal.
Australia
Australia
14. 58% of their goals at the World Cup, the Italian team scored 06 with the standards.
Italy
15. 17 of the 23 players on the team request of Algeria, were born in France.
Algeria
16. On 94 World Cup has been assigned 15 penalty - they were all realizovanna, but out of 29 in the series of penalty strokes were scored only 18 - it is anti-record of the world championships.
Nigeria
17. Yoann Gourcuff leader in the number of assists in the France team since August 2008 (7), ahead of Thierry Henry (3) and Florent Malouda (3).
France
18. Senegal's football team for winning the 2002 World Cup were promises considerable premium. But it seems that not all the players believe in the success of their team. Some were looking for other ways to earn extra money. So Senegal midfielder Fadiga Khalil was accused of stealing a Korean police from a jewelry store gold necklace. The theft occurred on the eve of the opening match with France and almost turned to midfielder imprisonment. However, the Korean authorities then decided not to prosecute because of the "low cost stolen." Interestingly, in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, England captain Bobby Moore also was suspected of stealing from a jewelry store, but was later acquitted.
Korea
19. DPRK
20. In football sometimes happen scandals, one of which took place on 21 December 1983, when there was a match in the European championship qualifying round underdog against Malta and the team of Spain. In order to get ahead of the group's leaders Dutch, the Spaniards needed a victory with a difference of 11 goals. The surprise of spectators and UEFA was no limit when the game ended with a score of 12: 1. All were convinced of bribery, but the study found no videos. That's only then long rumored that in the same year the national team of Malta met Christmas in one of the most prestigious resorts.
Netherlands
21. Ghana
22. Jorge Campos and José Luis Chilavert, goalkeeper of Mexico and Paraguay football for two scored a hundred goals.
Paraguay
23. Jorge Campos and José Luis Chilavert, goalkeeper of Mexico and Paraguay football for two scored a hundred goals.
At the end of the 70s in the match the referee Gonzalez Mexican teams showed 26 red cards. After removal of the rough play of several players, both teams rushed to find out who is right. When the debate moved into a general brawl, had to remove all the players. Coaches run out on the field, suffered the same fate, they shoved off.
Mexico
24. Until the mid-1960s to replace the football were banned, and if the goalkeeper is injured, his place was taken by a fielder.
Serbia
25. The extraordinary picture was observed in the crowd during the match, which took place in 1967 in the Tunisian goal stadium: remote footballer left the field with undisguised pleasure. At one point in the match, the player from childhood hearing loss and it was extremely outraged by the decision of the arbitrator and indignant himself. And suddenly sounded replica ... because suddenly speechless footballer who found continued to speak of inertia, the referee quite rightly sent him off. But it did not upset the player. He was happy, having regained the power of speech.
Slovakia
26. For the first time shoes with spikes appeared in England in the late XIX century. Previously studs are generally made of leather or rubber, currently - from aluminum or plastic.
Chile
27. "Hand of God" - one of the most famous in the history of football goals scored by Argentina's Diego Maradona in the 51 minutes the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 1986 against England. The match took place on June 22, 1986 at the stadium "Azteca" in Mexico City.
Argentina
28. In the football championship of the Vatican play such teams as "telepochta", "guards", "bank", "library", "national team of museums".
Honduras
29. Fog - real attack for English football. All of the field and the stands shrouded in an impenetrable veil. Forward George UDC after one such game, which ended with the score 3: 3, he said: "I do remember that scored five goals, but do not know what the gate." In addition, at the end of the game the referee found that for each team plays 18 people.
New Zealand
30. Football - is not only a beautiful game, but runaway emotions of fans that can be poured in various incidents. The British authorities have estimated the annual damage caused to private and public property by angry fans. The result was a considerable sum - 40 000 000 (forty million pounds sterling).
Cameroon
31. Only four teams have used all three goalkeepers of their applications in the FIFA World Cup - Greece in '94, Belgium and Czechoslovakia in '82, France in the 78th.
Greece
32. Soccer Ball consists of 32 sockets - 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons.
Slovenia
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1. The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay. In the tournament was attended by 13 teams, and won by Uruguay.
2 300 000 euros every player will receive the German national team in the event of winning the World Cup. In 1974, for the victory of every German player received 18 thousand marks and a car Volkswagen.
In 1957 in Germany for a few seconds before the end of a football match at the gate of one of the teams had scored the winning goal. The judge had not noticed that the ball touched up the striker arm, and included a goal. Then, on the left the local priest and began loudly exhort the winning team to admit what had happened. Word of the pastor to take effect. The players admitted that hammered the ball properly. The judge overturned a goal, and the meeting ended in a draw.
Germany
3. The last three missed goals Japanese team in a friendly match were scored by the Japanese in the gate.
Japan
Japan
4. After the victory over England with a score 1: 0 in the World Cup 1950 USA team has played only once at zero in the 19 matches of various world championships (with a score of 2: 0 was defeated Mexico in the 2002 World Cup).
US
5. England, ranked in FIFA ranking 8 th place, only won twice in their last 18 games against teams outside the top 9 current FIFA rankings.
England
6. Players Team Switzerland scored 12 goals his head - more than anyone in European qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Switzerland
7. FIFA formed eight countries: the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Sweden, Spain and Germany. Only the Germans were not on such an important meeting, and the decision passed by telegraph.
Denmark
8. Brazil has won 22 of 23 games against African teams. Only loss took place in the game against Cameroon in the Confederations Cup 2003.
Brazil
9. Cote d'Ivoire with Drogba in the composition during the qualifying games scored an average of 3, 2 goals per game. Without him - only 1, 9.
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
10. Since the beginning of this season, Cristiano Ronaldo struck 30 shots on goal in the games for the national team, in this case and could not score even once.
Portugal
11. South Africa became the first member of FIFA not from the Old World.
South Africa
12. The Spanish team participated in 12 world championships and only once made it to the semi-finals - in 1950.
Spain
13. The fastest goal in the history of football was scored 3, 67 seconds after the start of the game. Australian Damien Mori sent the ball into the opponent's goal.
Australia
Australia
14. 58% of their goals at the World Cup, the Italian team scored 06 with the standards.
Italy
15. 17 of the 23 players on the team request of Algeria, were born in France.
Algeria
16. On 94 World Cup has been assigned 15 penalty - they were all realizovanna, but out of 29 in the series of penalty strokes were scored only 18 - it is anti-record of the world championships.
Nigeria
17. Yoann Gourcuff leader in the number of assists in the France team since August 2008 (7), ahead of Thierry Henry (3) and Florent Malouda (3).
France
18. Senegal's football team for winning the 2002 World Cup were promises considerable premium. But it seems that not all the players believe in the success of their team. Some were looking for other ways to earn extra money. So Senegal midfielder Fadiga Khalil was accused of stealing a Korean police from a jewelry store gold necklace. The theft occurred on the eve of the opening match with France and almost turned to midfielder imprisonment. However, the Korean authorities then decided not to prosecute because of the "low cost stolen." Interestingly, in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, England captain Bobby Moore also was suspected of stealing from a jewelry store, but was later acquitted.
Korea
19. DPRK
20. In football sometimes happen scandals, one of which took place on 21 December 1983, when there was a match in the European championship qualifying round underdog against Malta and the team of Spain. In order to get ahead of the group's leaders Dutch, the Spaniards needed a victory with a difference of 11 goals. The surprise of spectators and UEFA was no limit when the game ended with a score of 12: 1. All were convinced of bribery, but the study found no videos. That's only then long rumored that in the same year the national team of Malta met Christmas in one of the most prestigious resorts.
Netherlands
21. Ghana
22. Jorge Campos and José Luis Chilavert, goalkeeper of Mexico and Paraguay football for two scored a hundred goals.
Paraguay
23. Jorge Campos and José Luis Chilavert, goalkeeper of Mexico and Paraguay football for two scored a hundred goals.
At the end of the 70s in the match the referee Gonzalez Mexican teams showed 26 red cards. After removal of the rough play of several players, both teams rushed to find out who is right. When the debate moved into a general brawl, had to remove all the players. Coaches run out on the field, suffered the same fate, they shoved off.
Mexico
24. Until the mid-1960s to replace the football were banned, and if the goalkeeper is injured, his place was taken by a fielder.
Serbia
25. The extraordinary picture was observed in the crowd during the match, which took place in 1967 in the Tunisian goal stadium: remote footballer left the field with undisguised pleasure. At one point in the match, the player from childhood hearing loss and it was extremely outraged by the decision of the arbitrator and indignant himself. And suddenly sounded replica ... because suddenly speechless footballer who found continued to speak of inertia, the referee quite rightly sent him off. But it did not upset the player. He was happy, having regained the power of speech.
Slovakia
26. For the first time shoes with spikes appeared in England in the late XIX century. Previously studs are generally made of leather or rubber, currently - from aluminum or plastic.
Chile
27. "Hand of God" - one of the most famous in the history of football goals scored by Argentina's Diego Maradona in the 51 minutes the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 1986 against England. The match took place on June 22, 1986 at the stadium "Azteca" in Mexico City.
Argentina
28. In the football championship of the Vatican play such teams as "telepochta", "guards", "bank", "library", "national team of museums".
Honduras
29. Fog - real attack for English football. All of the field and the stands shrouded in an impenetrable veil. Forward George UDC after one such game, which ended with the score 3: 3, he said: "I do remember that scored five goals, but do not know what the gate." In addition, at the end of the game the referee found that for each team plays 18 people.
New Zealand
30. Football - is not only a beautiful game, but runaway emotions of fans that can be poured in various incidents. The British authorities have estimated the annual damage caused to private and public property by angry fans. The result was a considerable sum - 40 000 000 (forty million pounds sterling).
Cameroon
31. Only four teams have used all three goalkeepers of their applications in the FIFA World Cup - Greece in '94, Belgium and Czechoslovakia in '82, France in the 78th.
Greece
32. Soccer Ball consists of 32 sockets - 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons.
Slovenia
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