Funny Cool Forwards

Fun, random and interesting facts about World Cup

    *  Northern Ireland's Norman Whiteside is the youngest ever finals player,

       being just 17 years and 41 days when he took the field against Yugoslavia in 1982.

    * Shirt swapping was once officially prohibited in 1986 because FIFA did not want players 

      to 'bare their chests' on the field.

    * Who says there is no such thing as home advantage? Out of the 19 World Cups so far,

      six have been won by the host country.

    * The most common surname of World Cup players is Gonzalez or Gonzales.

    * The most common score in a World Cup finals match is 1-0.

    * 25 Number of appearances by Lothar Matthaus; a World Cup record. 

    * Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper in the history of FIFA World to have won the Golden Ball trophy.

    * The record for most defeats suffered by a nation in World Cups is held by Mexico with 20 losses.

    * 42-year-old Roger Milla in 1994 became the oldest goal scorer and the oldest player

      in World Cup history.

    * The only person to have played both World Cup Football and World Cup cricket is

      Viv Richards - Antigua at football and West Indies at cricket.