BY THE NUMBERS
0— The winners of the Confederations Cup warm-up tournament have never gone on to win the World Cup the following year 3— The last three European winners of the World Cup didn’t advance from their group as defending champions 4— Games will be played across four time zones in Russia — from Kaliningrad in the west to Yekaterinburg in the east. 5— Brazil is the most successful team in World Cup history with five titles, followed by Italy and Germany with four. 12 — The most goals in a World Cup match came in the 1954 quarterfinals when Austria beat Switzerland 7-5. 12 — A dozen stadiums will be used for the 64 games, including two venues in Moscow. 16 — FIFA was seeking 34 World Cup sponsors, but it has only attracted this many. 32 — This could be the last World Cup with 32 teams with FIFA exploring expand-ing to 48 teams in Qatar in 2022. 45 — Essam el-Hadary will become the oldest person to play at a World Cup match if he features for Egypt in Russia. The 45-year-old goalkeeper is looking to eclipse the record set by Colombia goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon, who was 43 when he played at the last World Cup in Brazil. 106 — Germany has played 106 World Cup matches and scored 224 goals — more than any other country. The four-time cham-pions have 66 wins, 20 draws and 20 losses. 58,151 — Of the 2.9 million seats at the World Cup, 58,151 are reserved for VIPs and VVIPs. 66,000 rubles — The most expensive ticketfor the final on July 15 costs 66,000 rubles ($1,000). The cheapest for non-Russians is 27,300 rubles ($445). 173,850 — The highest attendance at a World Cup match came at the Maracana in 1950 when 173,850 watched Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 to win the tournament. It was the last time FIFA used a round-robin format rather than a knockout phase, culminating in a final. 38 million — The World Cup winner will receive $38 million from a $400 million prize fund 209 million — FIFA will pay clubs from a $209 million fund for releasing players to national teams for the World Cup. 5.656 billion — FIFA’s projected revenue over four years of $5.656 billion is mostly generated from World Cup broadcasters and sponsors.