DO YOU KNOW THE TWO MANAGERS THAT HAVE THE RECORD OF COACHING FIVE DIFFERENT NATIONAL TEAMS TO THE FIFA WOLD CUP TOURNAMENT?

Parreira & Milutinovic

Bora Milutinović and Carlos Alberto Parreira are the only two managers to have coached five different teams at the FIFA World Cup.  

Milutinović managed the host Mexico in 1986, Costa Rica at Italia 1990, host the United States in 1994, Nigeria at France 1998 and China in Korea/Japan 2002.  

Parreira managed Kuwait at Espana 1982, United Arab Emirates at Italia 1990, Brazil in USA 1994 and Germany 2006, Saudi Arabia in France 1998 and host South Africa in 2010.

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.

DID YOU KNOW THE ONLY GERMAN PLAYER TO BE SENT-OFF AT THE KOREA/JAPAN FIFA WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT?

Carsten Ramelow sees red

At the 40th minute, Carsten Ramelow was sent off by Spanish referee Antonio López Nieto for Germany in the Korea/Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup last Group E match at the Ecopa Stadium in  Shizuoka. 

It was  against the then African Champions, Indomitable Lions of Cameroon and it ended in a 2-0 scoreline in favour of the European which made him the only German player to be sent-off in the tournament. 

He played mostly for Bayer Leverkusen during his playing career that ended in 2008.

DO YOU KNOW THE ALL-TIME TOP SCORER FOR THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM BEFORE THE SOVIET ERA?

For the Russia national team, Vladimir Beschastnykh has scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. The 26 make him a national leader, if Soviet-era goals are not accounted (Oleg Blokhin had 42 for the USSR National Team). One of these goals came in the Korea/Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the USA'94 FIFA World Cup tournament, as well as in UEFA Euro 96.