Trivia Today - Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Have you all been following the 2014 FIFA World Cup competition? To be honest, I couldn't even tell you much about it, but apparently I must be in the minority. According to Wikipedia, the World Cup is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games! Wow! For all of you fans out there, here are some fun facts about the World Cup, courtesy of abc7chicago.com.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "You show people what you're like as a player when you're out on the field. You show people what you're like as a person the rest of the time."


HINT: (1979-), Guatemalan footballer, known as Pescado or "Fish"


RANDOM TIDBITS
This will be the first ever World Cup to use goal-line technology. There has been so much controversy surrounding World Cup goals in past years that the referee will now have the benefit of 14 camera and a mainframe computer to help him make calls. If a goal is scored, a special watch the ref will be wearing will display the word 'goal.'

The 2014 World Cup will see matches take place in 12 different cities, more than any other finals on record. There will be games in Manaus, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Salvador, Cuiaba, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, and Porto Alegre.

FIFA announced that the total Gross Capacity for the 2014 World Cup is estimated at 3,720,225 fans. Tickets were sold through a random selection draw for the first two phases, and the last minute sales phase was first come, first served.

Brazil has won the World Cup a record of five times, the last of which came in 2002. Eight previous World Cup winners are set to take part in Brazil 2014 - Italy, Germany, Uruguay, Argentina, England, France, and Spain.

This year's FIFA World Cup mascot is Fuleco the Armadillo, as voted on by the Brazilian public.

The caxirola, a maraca-like instrument, has been named the official noisemaker of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, federal officials have banned it from all 12 soccer grounds for safety reasons. That hasn't stopped the caxirola (pronounced ka-shee-role-ah) from making noise outside of the matches.

(abc7chicago.com)


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "You show people what you're like as a player when you're out on the field. You show people what you're like as a person the rest of the time."

ANSWER: Carlos Ruiz.

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