Did you know..
- .. that out of the 19 World Cups so far, 6 have been won by the host country.
- .. that Brazil has won the most World Cup titles (5), followed by Italy (4) and Germany (3).
- .. that so far no European country has won a World Cup played outside of Europe.
- .. that 1-0 is by far the most common result in World Cup history.
- .. that both Brazil and Germany have the most appearances in the World Cup final (7).
- .. that by the time this post is written, according to Ladbrokes.com, Spain is the main favorite to win the World Cup, with 4/1 odds.
- .. that Luis Fabiano (Brazil) is the main favorite to become tournament goal scorer, with 9/1 odds according to Ladbrokes.
- .. that fewer than half of all World Cups have been won by the top-scoring team.
