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Japanese football fans always clean up their stadium after their World Cup Finals games, a tradition stemming back to the 1998 World Cup

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When underdog Iceland reached the quarter-final of the 2016 Euro Cup, 10% of Iceland's population traveled to France for the game. The coach was also a dentist.

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  1. Before the FIFA World Cup 2014 Semi Final Match in which they lost 7-1 from Germany, Brazil hadn't lost a single match at a home stadium in competitive matches since 1975.

  2. In the 2006 World Cup final: after he was pulling his shirt, Zidane told Materazzi "If you would like my shirt, I will give it to you after the game". Materazzi replied "I would rather have your whore of a sister", which resulted in the subsequent headbutt that got Zidane red-carded.

  3. When the game ending whistle blew in the 1950 World Cup final hosted in Brazil, a Brazilian fan immediately committed suicide and three others died from heart attacks as a result of shock and shame from losing the final at home.

  4. In 1950, Brazil were so sure they would win the World Cup final against Uruguay that the local media hailed them as "future champions" before the match and 22 gold medals had already been made with the names of Brazilian players. They lost 2-1.

  5. Puma paid Pele to tie his shoes in the middle of the field seconds before the kickoff of the World Cup final in Mexico (1970)... The cameraman made a close up and the whole world realized that the best player back then was wearing Puma shoes... Life changed for Puma after that event...

  6. In the 1994 Caribbean Cup, due to an unusual variant of the golden goal rule where a goal in extra time was worth double points, Barbadoes scored an own goal deliberately as it was the only way for them to progress to the finals.

  7. In 2010 Paul the Octopus, from a German aquarium in Oberhausen, correctly predicted every single World Cup match outcome for the German National Team that year. He received death threats when he accurately foresaw their semi-final loss.

  8. A drunk man placed a bet that Germany would beat Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup Semi-Finals, and won over 1 million euros.

  9. The day of the 1966 World Cup final, the Daily Mail newspaper wrote that "West Germany may beat us [England] at our national sport today, but that would be only fair. We beat them twice at theirs." England won 4-2, its only World Cup victory.

  10. At the first World Cup Egypt missed their boat, a referee did all his games in suit, tie and knickerbockers, a player was suspended for opening a cafe, a referee called the final whistle after 84 minutes, Bolivia wore berets and a Romanian was believed to have died before turning up at his wake

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Interactive chart showing every World cup, every team final standings. Here's Brasil and Belgium. Link is in the comment section

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Worldmap view of the Soccer world cup - From group stage to final

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A Dutch porn actress, Bobbi Eden, promised all her twitter followers oral sex if the Dutch soccer team would win the World Cup of 2010, they lost the final with 0-1.

Ahn Jung-Hwan, a Korean soccer player who scored an extra-time header against Italy to send South Korea to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup. The next day, his contract with Italian team Perugia was cancelled because he "ruined Italian football". - source

The city which is set to host the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup final does not yet exist - source

Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein oversaw the imprisonment and torture of Iraqi athletes who were deemed not to have performed to expectations. In one case, imprisoned football players were forced to kick a concrete ball after failing to reach the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals.

Jaromír Jágr is the only player to play in the Stanley Cup Finals as a teenager and at 40+ years of age. - source

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After winning the 1962 European Cup, Benfica coach Béla Guttmann asked for a pay rise. When denied, he allegedly cursed the club and said: "Not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever win a European Cup". They have since reached 8 European Cup finals and lost all of them.

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup final will take place in Lusail, Qatar, which does not exist

Australia have won 45% of all Cricket World Cups, They have appeared in 63% of all Finals and They have won 71% of their finals appearances.

On the same day as the O.J. ‘Bronco chase’ there were countless major sporting events happening simultaneously. Including the opening of the World Cup, Arnold Palmers last game of golf, New York Knicks NBA finals and New York Rangers victories victory parade.

Martin Fletcher, who survived the 1985 Bradford City Stadium fire that killed 56 fans, including four of his family. Four years later he attended the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough, and witnessed the horror as 96 fans lost their lives in a crush

The 2022 FIFA World Cup final will be played in Lusail, Qatar, a city that does not exist yet.

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FIFA World Cup 2014 Final - Ger 1 - 0 Arg - Network analysis based on Passing distribution


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Exploratory analysis of the tweets posted during FIFA World Cup final (3 PM GMT - 7.30 PM GMT)


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Captain America's "To Do List" in Winter Soldier differs based on what country the movie was released. The U.S features I Love Lucy, Moon Landing, and Disco. The UK features The Beatles, World Cup Final (1966) and Sean Connery. France features Daft Punk, The Fifth Element, and Louis de Funes

The 1919 Stanley Cup finals were canceled due to a flu epidemic

C.B. Fry represented England at cricket and football, played in the F.A. cup final, jointly held the world long jump record, turned down the throne of Albania and could jump backwards onto a mantelpiece

Former adult actress Mia Khalifa was struck in the left breast by a loose hockey puck while attending the Stanley Cup Finals in 2018. The impact from the puck ruptured her implant, requiring her to get surgery to repair it.

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The 1923 FA Cup Final kicked off 45 minutes late after crowds found their way onto the pitch after massive overcrowding. Estimates indicate 300,000 poured into the 125,000 max capacity stadium.

The final match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is in a city that doesn't exist yet.

Great Britain won the Baseball World Cup in 1938, beating the USA in the finals.

For the first soccer world cup final, Argentina and Uruguay could not agree on which ball size to use. They compromised by using Argentina's ball the first half and Uruguay's ball the second half. Each team played best with their own ball - leading to Uruguay's victory.

Only seven countries have appeared in the World Cup Finals in the last 44 years

Before the 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay, a Brazilian newspaper declared Brazil as world champions. Uruguay's captain responded by buying as many copies as he could, putting them on his bathroom floor, and encouraging his teammates to urinate on them. Uruguay won 2-1.

In the 1954 World Cup Final, West Germany came back from being 2-0 down to undefeated Hungary to win 3-2 after Adi Dassler, who had just founded "adidas", gave them special studded shoes at halftime after the ground turned muddy from the rain

The 2006 FIFA world cup Final attracted 715.1 million people while the most watched Super Bowl XLIX attracted 114.4 million people

The reason why the final two games in each group of world cup is played simultaneously are because of a game known as the Disgrace of Gijon

Up 3-1 with 17 minutes left in the 1956 FA Cup Final, goalkeeper Bert Trautmann collided with an opponent's knee with his neck. Regaining consciousness and with no subs permitted, he continued playing and made two further saves. It was revealed afterwards that he had broken a bone in his neck.

ESports Viewership at All Time High, More Than Stanley Cup, World Series, and the College Football Finals

The 1999 solar eclipse in the UK caused an extra 3 GW demand on the power grid. This was just 0.2 GW more than the surge after the 1990 World Cup semi-final against West Germany, when England lost on penalties.

The 1923 FA Cup Final was so crowded the fans left the terraces and lined the pitch

In the 2010 World Cup Final, when Spanish Footballer Andrés Iniesta scored against Holland, he removed his jersey and revealed an undershirt with the words "Dani Jarque siempre con nosotros" (Dani Jarque is always with us) - a tribute to the player who died in August 2009 due to heart attack.

About the 1985 European Football Cup Final. Before the match started Liverpool fans breached the barrier into the Juventus fans area and 39 people were killed in the ensuing mayhem. For fear of further violence the match carried on as normal with the bodies still in the stands.

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