The FIFA World Cup debuted in 1930, and in the nearly century since, only two editions have been scrapped entirely: the 1942 and 1946 tournaments, both casualties of World War II. No nation has a more unblemished qualifying record than Brazil, the only country to have competed in every World Cup since the competition’s founding….
Tag: Soccer
Fun Fact: The Ironic Thing About Brazil’s Women’s Soccer Team
Despite Brazil being the country that has won the most World Cups, their female team has not won the women’s version ever.
Fun Fact: Henry Kissinger’s Contribution to American Soccer
While he rarely gets any credit for it, Henry Kessinger was a big fan of soccer and was one of the people who helped make soccer more popular in America.
Fun Fact: Four Players on Mega Man Soccer?
The Super Nintendo game Mega Man Soccer was originally intended to be played with four players using the SNES multitap, but the final version of the game did not include it.
Fun Fact: The Literal War Over a Soccer Game
In the early 1970s, El Salvador and Honduras did not like each other. They had a brief war known as the Football War that lasted just a few days. While a soccer match wasn’t technically the reason they fought, the match at the FIFA World Cup was the tipping point into violence.