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What are some amazing facts about football/soccer?

The oldest professional football club in the world still in existence today is Sheffield FC. It was founded in 1857, and they have fluctuated in different tiers of play in England.

Referees were not used in official soccer matches until 1881. Up until then, people playing were responsible for making any calls.

The first televised game was an Arsenal practice match at the Highbury ground in 1937.

The most fans to attend one football match took place in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro. A total of 199,854 people watched Brazil play Uruguay in the World Cup.

In 1950, India withdrew from the World Cup after FIFA refused to let their team play barefoot.

Only eight countries have won the World Cup: Uruguay, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, England, and Spain. Every winning country (and runner-up) is located in either Europe or South America.

European Teams have reached the final of every World Cup tournament, except in 1930 and 1950.

Turkey eliminated Spain from the 1954 World Cup by drawing straws. Blindfolded Italian boy Luigi Franco Gemma picked the straws to decide the winner, as there were no penalty shots back then.

Greenland has never been able to have a FIFA recognized team. That is because they can’t grow grass to create fields.

United States has more official soccer players than any other nation in the world - almost 18 million. Of these, 78 percent are under the age of 18. In the 1990s, soccer was recognized as the fastest-growing college and high school sport in the US.

Norway might not be considered the best country for soccer success, but they are the only football team not to lose to Brazil in international competition. They have two wins and two draws against the powerhouse.

Brazil has hosted the world cup twice and they are the only country to have won it five times. Interestingly, they did not win the cup when they hosted it. However, they are also the only country to have attended every single cup.

The FIFA World Cup in 2022 in Qatar was not only the first World Cup held in the Middle East, but it was also for the first time moved to the winter for cooler weather.

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