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facts about the 2018 word cup
Posted: Jun 26, 2018 by: Shayla Smout (shaylas19) on: BLJS Blog The World Cup
The World Cup winning country is rumored to see a baby boom 9 months after the World Cup. In fact, Hyundai even created a commercial based on this fact
The distance between the easternmost host city (Ekaterinburg) and the westernmost host city (Kaliningrad) at the 2018 World Cup is over 1500 miles. For comparison, that’s about the same distance as Moscow to London, England.
The first world cup was played in 1930. Uruguay was both the tournament host and winner that year.
For the first time in the history of soccer, the 2002 world cup was held in two different countries: South Korea and Japan
The 2018 World Cup will be Russia’s 11th World Cup appearance. Their highest ever finish was 4th place in 1996
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Show CommentsThis doesn't need to be about football, it could be about the geography or history of the regions (Not the nether regions, the countries and cities).
“I have nothing against football. It just seems very wasteful losing 2 hours of my life to watch 22 millionaires on TV chasing a bag of wind in their underwear.”