Did you know?
1966 Just before the World Cup took place in England in 1966, the trophy was mysteriously stolen. Luckily a dog named ‘Pickles’ discovered it wrapped up in newspaper under a bush when on a walk with his owner. Good boy!
4-2 England’s Geoff Hurst is the only player in World Cup history to net a hat trick in the final. A final that England went on to win 4-2.
2500-1 Costa Rica is the happiest nation on earth according to the Happy Planet Index. With odds of 2500-1 to win, they’ll need a lot of happy thoughts to go all the way.