Important places and fun facts of the world cup

The 1994 World Cup had one of the highest number of stadium attendances in the history of the competition. Some important locations where the games happened were: "Silverdome; Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.; Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif.; and RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C." Approximately, 11 million people tuned in to the.Game when Brazil was crowned the winner after defeating Italy 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles, after the game ended 0-0 in overtime. It was the first time in the World Cup history that a game was decided based on penalties. The victory made Brazil the nation to win the title. There hasn't been a better World Cup attendance since the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

Fun Facts

  1. Americans finally embraced the world's most popular sport.
  2. U.S. team was successful in advancing into Round16 for the first time since 1930, which definitely helped boost already high U.S. television ratings.
  3. Approximately 11 million Americans tuned in to the USA vs. Brazil's round 16 match on July 4, which is an all-time high for soccer in the United States.
  4. Some places that the teams played at for the World Cup were "Silverdome; Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.; Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif.; and RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C."
  5. Also, in the final game, where Brazil and Italy played each other, it was the first game ever to go into penalty kicks. Brazil won in the penalty shoot-out by one goal 3-2 and they became the first country to win four World Cup title.