Fun Facts about Soccer:
- In 1966 the World Cup trophy was stolen and later found by a dog days before the tournament began.
-Australia achieved the largest victory ever in an international soccer match when they defeated American Samoa 32-0 in 2001.
- In 1998, lightning killed an entire soccer team.
-A soccer player can run 10 km in one game! That's more than 6 miles!
- In 1964 a referee's call during a soccer match in Peru caused a riot that killed over 300 people!
-Kids in a Thai village wanted to play soccer. They didn't have a place to practice, so they built a floating wooden pitch themselves!
By: Omar El Shafei