15 interesting facts of this FIFA 2018

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The countdown to the biggest football tournament in the world has begun, and we've waited four years! Just to help kickstart the Word Cup soccer festival that is about to take the world by storm, I have compiled a list of 15 interesting facts about this year’s Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to be hosted by Russia. 1. Russia was given the rights to host the FIFA World Cup for the very first time in its history. This historical moment took place on December 2, 2010. The matches will kick off on June 14, 2018 with the finals taking place on July 15, 2018. 2. This will be Russia’s 11 th  appearance in the World Cup. 3. Russia’s highest ever finish in the FIFA World Cup is the 4 th  position in the 1966 World Cup. 4. This will be the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted in Europe since 2006 and the first time ever a World Cup is hosted in Eastern Europe. 5. This will be the 21 st  World Cup since the tourna...

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At South Africa 2010, Jerry, Jhony and Wilson Palacios made FIFA World Cup history by becoming the first three brothers to be named in the same squad.
However, while Honduras have once again qualified for the World Cup, there will be no reunion for the trio at Brazil 2014, with Jhony having failed to make the squad.
Jerry and Wilson will be involved, though, and they will not be the only brothers at the tournament. Andre and Jordan Ayew both figure in Ghana's 23, while Côte d'Ivoire are sure to lean heavily on the experience of Kolo and Yaya Toure.
Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng will also be sharing a pitch, although unlike their fellow siblings, they will be on opposing teams, with the latter lining up for the Black Stars and the former representing Group G rivals Germany.

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