The 1966 World Cup witnessed the first mascot, which was named Willie.
The 1966 World Cup opening game between England and Uruguay was delayed because several of the England players left their ID cards at the team hotel.
England captain Bobby Moore was arrested before the 1970 World Cup before being released on the eve of the tournament.
Chile's Carlos Caszely became the first player to be shown a "red card" as a sign of dismissal in a World Cup match in the 1974 tournament..
Brazil's Zico headed home a corner kick in the first-round match between Brazil and Sweden in the 1978 World Cup but the referee disallowed it because he blew the final whistle while the ball was in the air.
Brazil failed to reach the 1978 World Cup final despite not losing any game.
Shirt swapping was prohibited at the 1986 World Cup because FIFA did not want the players to 'bare their chests' on the field.
Brazil hold the record for the highest number of goals scored in the World Cup history with 173.
Serbian Bora Milutinovic is the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup.
Brazil's Pele and Germany's Uwe Seeler are the only players to have scored a goal in four World Cups.
Cameroon's Roger Milla became the oldest player to play and score in a World Cup match when he hit the net in 6-1 defeat by Russia at the age of 42 in the 1994 tournament.
Norman Whiteside became the youngest player to appear in a World Cup when he debuted for Northern Ireland aged 17 in the 1982 World Cup.
Italy keeper Walter Zenga set a record in the 1990 World Cup by not conceding any goal for 517 minutes (five clean sheets).
Colombian defender Andres Escobar was shot dead by gangsters upon returning home after scoring an own goal against the United States that led to his side's exit from the 1994 World Cup.
Egypt became the first African team to compete at the World Cup when they reached the 1934 tournament.
The 1934 World Cup was the only tournament that did not include the title holders, who were Uruguay.
The 1934 quarter final between Italy and Spain was the first World Cup game to be replayed after they initially settled for a 1-1 draw.
England's Geoff Hurst is the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final after hitting three goals against Germany in the 1966 final.
The 1950 World Cup final game between Brazil and Uruguay was played in front of an official crowd of 199,850, the largest attendance at a football match.
Brazil's Pele became the youngest player to feature and score in a World Cup final when he struck twice against Sweden in 1958 when he was 17 years.
