American and European countries play soccer mostly. But, this game started in China in 476 BC

In a single match a player runs an average of 9.65 km on the field

80 percent of the soccer balls used in the world are made in Pakistan

Soccer is the most watched sport in the world

More than 200 crore fans watch FIFA World Cup matches live on TV

Only Americans and Canadians are called this gave as soccer, Other countries call it as football

The first Soccer match was broadcast on TV in 1937

More than 30 countries compete in the FIFA World Cup. But, so far only 8 countries have won the cup

The circumference of a Soccer ball is 28 inches. There has been no change in ball size for the last 120 years

In 1942, Stephen Stannis, a player from France, scored 16 goals in one match