Too busy to blog? Gaah!!
It has been crazy busy around here. With summer closing in...it's not going to change, so we must make the time to blog!!
Hope you all have a great weekend!!!
WATER COOLER CONVERSATION....
The world comes together for the next month in South Africa – it’s the FIFA World Cup 2010.
32 countries particpating in what is truly the ‘biggest sporting event’ ever!!
The highest attendance for a soccer game, was in 1950 at Marcana Stadium in Rio De Jenero, Brazil. The game: Uruguay vs Brazil. 199,584 fans. The stadium has since been renovated….and seat around 82,000 fans!!
The World Cup has been held every 4 years since the first tournament in 1930 (except in ’42 and ’46, because of World War 2)
To date, the final of the World Cup has only been contested by European and South American teams. The two continents have won nine titles apiece. Only two teams from outside these two continents have ever reached the semi-finals of the competition: USA in 1930, and Korea in 2002.
Paolo Rossi was the top scorer at the 1982 World Cup in Spain with six goals, leading Italy to its third title
Over 1 billion people are expected to watch soccer on a daily basis over the next month.
AND…already looking ahead to 2014 – that’s when Brazil hosts the next world cup.
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