fun FIFA World Cup™ facts The first player ever to be shown the red card at a World Cup match was Chile’s player, Carlos Caszely, who was sent off in 1974. FIRST SENDING OFF 01 According to Statista, 715.1 million viewers watched the FIFA World Cup™ final, staged in Germany in 2006. LARGEST AUDIENCE 03 The youngest player ever to play in a FIFA World Cup match was Norman Whiteside, who was 6,246 days old (17 years and 41 days) when the tournament began. YOUNGEST PLAYER 02 02 In 2014 the Netherlands became the first team in World Cup history to use every one o f its squad players during the tournament: all 23 players took their turn on the pitch. A TEAM EFFORT 05 171 goals were scored in the FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil 2014, the same number that were scored in the World Cup in France in 1998. MOST GOALS 02 04 WHITESIDE 3,240 balls were used during the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil: 20 for each match played. 3,000+ FOOTBALLS 07 The oldest goal scorer at the 2014 World Cup was Honduran goal keeper, Noel Valladares, who scored an own goal in the match against France at the age of 37 years and 43 days (13,548 days old). OLDEST GOAL SCORER 02 06 Completing Panini’s World Cup 2018 sticker book could set you back £773.60 according to Cardiff University maths professor Paul Harper who calculated the likelihood of collecting a sticker for every player, including the risk and probability of buying duplicates, within packs of five stickers retailing at 50p to 80p per pack. EXPENSIVE STICKER BOOKS 09 According to Information Resources (IRI), sales of beer and cider were boosted by £28million and snack sales increased by £3million in the first week of the 2014 World Cup, as fans stocked up on 10 million litres of lager and 2.5million litres of cider before sitting back to watch their football heroes battle it out on the field. DRINKS & SNACKS BOOST 02 08 FIFA expects to make a profit of $1.07 billion during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. WORLD CUP PROFIT 10 # Copyright © 2018 Information Builders