A-Z of the world cup

A: Attendance at this summer tournament should impressive but one record will not be broken.174000 spectators watched in 1950 as Brazil 2-1 lost to Uruguay in the maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

B: Bert patenaude became the first player to score a hat trick in the world cup when he scored three for the USA against Paraguay in 1930.

C: Coaches will be in the spotlight as much, if not more than the players Bora Miliutinovic holds the all time record after he coached five different countries at the finals between 1986 and 2002.

D: Dull world cup for Czech Republic midfider, Vladimir Smicer who was ruled out out of mundial for sustain a leg injury in the team’s camp.

E: Expulsion for red card is bound to be points of controversy during the tournament. The fastest expulsion was Uruguay’s Jose Bastia he was sent off after 52 seconds during the game against Scotland in 1986.

F: first goal scored in a world cup final was by Frenchman Lucien Laurent against Mexico in 1986.

G: Gerd Muller of West Germany is the all time leading goal scorer in the world cup finals with 14 goals; however, Ronaldo of Brazil stands a chance of overtaking him in this year’s mundial having scored a combined 12 goals in1998 and 2002.