FACT FOOD #1323
In the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix held at Bremgarten, the Thai Prince, Birabongse Bhanudej finished fourth in the race thereby earning three points. In the second race of the 1950
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FACT FOOD #1322
On 23 June 2006, France won a crucial group stage match against Togo to advance to the second round. On his birthday, Patrick Vieira scored the first goal. Zidane missed
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FACT FOOD #1321
At the 1978 World Cup, Tunisia made history by becoming the first African nation to win a World Cup match when they beat Mexico 3-1. They even had a goalless
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FACT FOOD #1320
The 1934 quarter-final between Czechoslovakia and Switzerland was played in Turin on 31st May 1934. Since it was a newly-built stadium, it was named after the then Italian dictator, Benito
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FACT FOOD #1319
From the 1930 World Cup until the 2018 World Cup, only one player managed to score a hatrick in two different World Cups. The honour goes to the Argentine footballer,
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FACT FOOD #1318
In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, referee Horacio Elizondo sent Zidane off in the finals. The referee was also involved in another controversial send-off during the quarterfinals. He gave the
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FACT FOOD #1317
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hatrick in Portugal’s opening match against Spain ensured only one edition of the FIFA World Cup where no hatrick was scored. The 2006 FIFA World Cup held in
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FACT FOOD #1316
The 1950 Indianapolis 500 was counted towards the F1 season of 1950. The race did not attract any European entries and the race was won by Johnnie Parsons for Kurtis
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FACT FOOD #1315
The Egyptian national football team, aptly named ‘Pharaohs’ as a nod to its history and culture. Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times in 1934, in 1990
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FACT FOOD #1314
Ivory Coast qualified for the first time in the 2006 World Cup. Their squad was unique among all the teams that took part in the World Cup – it was
