"Soccer's Secrets: Amazing World Cup Facts You Didn't Know"

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  •  The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930, and Uruguay also won the tournament, making them the first nation to win a World Cup.

  • The World Cup was not held in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II. The tournament resumed in 1950.

  • Roger Milla of Cameroon is the oldest goal scorer in the history of the World Cup. He scored a goal in the 1994 World Cup at the age of 42.

  • Pelé holds the record for being the youngest goal scorer in a World Cup final. He was just 17 years and 239 days old when he scored in the 1958 final against Sweden.

  • Lee Bowyer of England holds the record for the fastest red card in World Cup history. He was sent off just 63 seconds into a match against Argentina in 2002.

  • The fewest goals scored in a World Cup tournament happened in 1990 in Italy, with a total of 115 goals in 52 matches.

  • South Africa became the first host nation to be eliminated in the first round of the tournament in 2010.

  • Just Fontaine of France scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup, which is still a record for the most goals scored by a single player in a single tournament.

  • The current FIFA World Cup trophy is not the original one. The original Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and never recovered. The current trophy was introduced in the 1974 World Cup.

  • Brazil is the only country that has participated in every World Cup since the tournament's inception in 1930.

  • Brazil has won the World Cup 5 times, the most of any nation. They won in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002.

  • Miroslav Klose of Germany scored 16 goals in World Cup tournaments, making him the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup history.
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