COSTA RICA
- Costa Rica flag is known for the colors red, blue and white
- Costa Rica means “Rich Coast” in Spanish
- People who live in Costa Rica call themselves “Ticos” and “Ticas”
- Christopher Columbus discovered and named Costa Rica in 1502
- Costa Rica has a female president called Laura Chinchilla
AUSTRALIA
- Australia is the only country that occupies an entire continent.
- The capital of Australia is called Canberra.
- Koala bears are native to Australia.
- Their famous opera house is located in Sidney.
- The world’s oldest fossil was found in Australia.
SOCCER AND WORLD CUP
- In a match, there are 22 players inside the field: 11 players for each team.
- The first World Cup was held in 1930 at Uruguay, and they were the champions.
- The World Cup is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.
- It is called “soccer” only in the USA and Canada. The rest of the world knows it as “football”.The World Cup in 2018 will be held in Russia.
- Zabivaka (a wolf) is the name of the official mascot of the World Cup 2018.
- “FIFA” stands for Federation International of Football Association.
- There are three referees in a match: the one inside the field and two more on the outside lines.
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