DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST BRAZILIAN GOALKEEPER IN HISTORY TO BE TEAM CAPTAIN TO A FIFA WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT?

Émerson Leão was the first Brazilian goalkeeper in history to be team captain to a FIFA World Cup tournament. He did this during the Argentina 1978 FIFA World Cup edition where the Selacao of Brazil finished in third place. 

He was part of the winning side that won the Mexico 1970 FIFA World Cup where he was a non playing reserve goalkeeper. In total, he made 80 caps for his national team.

DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST STADIUM IN THE WORLD TO HOST TWO FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL MATCHES?

The Estadio Azteca 

The first stadium in the world to host two FIFA World Cup final matches is the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City which hosted the finals in 1970 between the Selecao of Brazil and the Azzurri of Italy and in 1986, between the Albiceleste of Argentina and West Germany. 

According to plans, the Estadio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro is expected to host the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup final to make it the second stadium to do so. 

DO YOU KNOW THE YEAR BRAZIL STARTED WEARING THEIR ICONIC YELLOW JERSEY?

The Great 1970 Team

The Selacao of Brazil's first game with their iconic yellow shirts with green trim was in March 1954 against Chile. Prior to this, Brazil wore white shirts with blue trim colours not until they lost the FIFA World Cup at home in the Estadio do Maracanã to Uruguay. 

The white and blue trim colours were criticised for lacking patriotism. With permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation, the newspaper Correio da Manhã held a competition to design a kit incorporating the four colours of the Brazilian flag. The winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen year old from Pelotas.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH UNFORTUNATE FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS RECORD DOES ERNST WILLIMOWSKI OF POLAND HOLD?

Ernst Willimowski 

Ernst Willimowski of Poland is the only player to score four goals in a FIFA World Cup match, yet still be on the losing team. This happened when Poland lost 5-6 to the Selacao of Brazil in France 1938 FIFA World Cup.

The Poland national football team is known as the Biało-Czerwoni meaning the white and reds. 

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT SCORED THE 1,000TH GOAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE FOOTBALL OVERSEEING MATCHES OF THE LES BLEUS OF FRANCE?

Emmanuel Petit

Emmanuel Petit of the Les Bleus of France scored the last goal of the 21st century in the final of France 1998 FIFA World Cup at the Stade de France in St. Dennis Paris against the Selacao of Brazil.

That same goal happened to be the 1,000th goal in the history of the Fédération Française de Football. The former Arsenal FC and FC Barcelona midfielder earned 63 caps and scored 6 goals from 1990 to 2003 when he played for his country.

DO YOU THE MOST CAPPED PLAYER FOR THE SELECAO NATIONAL TEAM OF BRAZIL?

The Selacao Crest

Marcos Evangelista de Moraes was born June 7, 1970, better known as Cafu, is the most internationally capped player for the Selacao of Brazil with 142 caps with 5 goals. 

He earned his first cap in a friendly against the La Furia Roja of Spain on September 12, 1990, and played sparingly for Brazil in the early 1990s, making the USA 94 FIFA World Cup roaster as a substitute. He appeared in the final against the Azzuris of Italy at the Rose Bowl, following an injury to Jorginho in the 22nd minute.

He is the only player ever to have appeared in three FIFA World Cup finals, having won two, USA 94 and Korea/Japan 2002. Cafu also hold the record of winning the most number of matches in FIFA World Cups with 16.

DO YOU KNOW THE TOP SCORER IN THE 1988/1989 DUTCH EREDIVISIE SEASON AND THE SEOUL 1988 OLYMPIC GAMES FOOTBALL EVENT?



Romario Farias

In 1988 Romario de Souza Farias joined PSV Eindhoven of Holland from Vasco Da Gama in Brazil by scoring 19 goals in 24games in his debut season which made him the Dutch Eredivisie top scorer. He also emerged topscorer in the football event of the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games with 7 goals. Romario Farias made his international debut for the Selacao of Brazil in a friendly game away to Republic of Ireland on the 23rd of May 1987. He scored in his second game, which again was an away fixture against Finland in Helsinki.

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST PLAYER TO BE BOOKED IN THE FINAL OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?

Roberto Boninsegna of Inter Milan was the first person to be yellow carded in a UEFA Champions Cup final on the 31^st May 1972. Boninsegna scored the Azzuris of Italy's only goal (though at the time it was an important equaliser) in the Mexico 1970 FIFA World Cup final against the Selecao of Brazil, which Italy ultimately lost 4–1 to arguably the Greatest Team that ever played soccer. Remarkably, Jens Lehman formerly of Arsenal FC was the first player to be sent off with a red card in the final match against Ronaldinho's FC Barcelona during the 2005 edition in Paris.