WORLD CUP: ALL The Updates & Facts You Need To Know

All 32 teams in the tournament have scored at least a goal

Messi and Neymar are the two joint highest goal scorers with four goals each and both players play for FC Barcelona

Nigeria has qualified for the knockout stage after 16 years

Nigeria and Argentina are the first two opposing teams to score against each other in the first opening 5mins of a match in the World Cup history


Luis Suarez has done a 3rd career bite

Lionel Messi has become the 2nd Argentine to score 3 goals in a row in 3 matches in the World Cup. The first Argentine to do that was Diego Maradona.

The first defending champion to loose the first two matches in a World Cup is Spain.

Defending Champion Spain were the first team to be knocked out of the tournament

Out of the three stars expected to shine at this tournament (Ronaldo, Messi & Neymar) only Ronaldo has refused to shine with the other two topping the goal chart wuth four goals each.