{"id":3007,"date":"2018-07-03T10:55:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T02:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibet6888.com\/en-blog\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2021-05-11T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T03:48:44","slug":"world-cup-trivia-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/ibet2018-football-fever\/fifa-world-cup-news\/world-cup-trivia-facts","title":{"rendered":"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>8 World Cup trivia facts<\/h1>\n<p>The World Cup is going to kick off on 14<sup>th<\/sup> Jun. in Russia! You must have done lots of research and have your own favorite team to cheer on. But, don\u2019t forget to visit i8 (iBET) Football Fever to join the events and support your favorite team. You even have the chances to bring big prizes home! Besides focusing on the exciting matches, do you know some interesting trivia about the World Cup? Let i8 (iBET) tell you about them!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>i8 (iBET)<\/strong><\/span><strong> tells you some World Cup trivia facts. How many of them did you know? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>How many countries have ever participated in the World Cups?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3008\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The answer is 85.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statistics, 85 countries have participated in the World Cups. Of course, among them, at least seven countries don\u2019t exist anymore or have changed their countries\u2019 names such as the Soviet Union, the Republic of Zaire, or the Dutch East Indies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Which countries have ever retained the World Cup championship?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3009\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the history of World Cup, only two countries have retained the championship \u2013 Italy, the champion of 1934 and 1938 World Cup, and Brazil, the champion of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Will German, the defending champion, retain the championship title? Let\u2019s wait and see.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>How many countries have won the championship as a host country?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3010\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"613\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Six countries have ever won the championship as a host country: Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934, England in 1966, West Germany in 1974, Argentina in 1974, and France in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Who is the top red card receiver?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3011\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-4.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zidane from France is the footballer who has received the most punishments. In the 12 matches of three World Cups, he received four yellow cards and two red cards, one of which was received because of the famous head-butting incident in the finals in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>The champion embraces the trophy. What about the second and third place?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3012\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-5.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The champion will get a gold trophy, i.e. the World Cup Trophy. The second and third place will get medals. As for the fourth place, they will just receive a book of certificates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Which team didn\u2019t concede any goal but still got eliminated?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3013\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-6.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"609\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the 2006 World Cup Germany, Swiss was the top team in the group matches with two wins and one tie. In round of 16, Swiss tied Ukraine 0-0 after regular time but lost to Ukraine on a penalty shoot-out. In all four matches, Swiss didn\u2019t concede a goal though they still got eliminated, and they are the only team that has experienced this in the history of World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Who is the oldest trophy holder?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3014\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-7.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The oldest footballer in the World Cup is Dino Zoff, the goalkeeper from Italy. He held the trophy at the ages of 40 in 1982. Unfortunately, Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>The best and the worst penalty shoot-outs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3015\" src=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i8 (iBET)-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-tell-you-eight-World-Cup-trivia-facts-8.jpg\" alt=\"i8 (iBET) 2018 FIFA World Cup tell you eight World Cup trivia facts\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ever since the World Cup was held, Germany has gone through four penalty shoot-outs and didn\u2019t lose any of them. On the other hand, England has been on three penalty shoot-outs but didn\u2019t win any of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>After reading the World Cup trivia facts, don\u2019t forget to join <\/strong>i8 (iBET) <a href=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/promotions\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>promotion <\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong>to get the big prizes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Have you learnt more trivia about the World Cup after i8 (iBET)\u2019s introduction above? Here i8 (iBET) also recommends you two limited promotions during the World Cup, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/ibet2018-football-fever-contests\/iguess\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">iGUESS<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ibetmy88.com\/en-blog\/ibet2018-football-fever-contests\/ichampion\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">iCHAMPION<\/span><\/a>. Tons of prizes are there for you. 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