Portal:Latin America/Did you know/Week 24, 2006


 * ...that Argentina have won the World Cup twice, in 1978 and 1986?
 * ...that Uruguay were the first ever winners of the World Cup, in 1930?
 * ...that Ronaldinho, a Brazilian, is the current holder of both the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFA World Player of the Year award?
 * ...that Costa Rica played in the first match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a 4-2 win for Germany?
 * ...that Haiti have only ever qualified for the World Cup once, in 1974?