{"id":46187,"date":"2014-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gengo.com\/uncategorized\/world-cup\/"},"modified":"2019-10-23T17:33:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T08:33:47","slug":"ole-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gengo.com\/articles\/ole-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ol\u00e9, Ol\u00e9, Ol\u00e9! A World Cup Infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"As an avid world soccer fan and Gengo\u2019s Art Director, I\u2019m excited to present our very own infographic dedicated to the World Cup: Timeline of Champions: 85 Years of Soccer<\/a>.\r\n\r\nI grew up in Switzerland, where soccer is a national pastime. In grade school, I remember trading soccer stickers with classmates during recess, collecting players and teams from different countries. One of my happiest moments from those years was adding the most envied find of all to my collection\u2014the great Swiss player St\u00e9phane Chapuisat.\r\n\r\nFIFA is big in my country, both because its headquarters are in Z\u00fcrich and because we\u2019re home to people from all over Europe. During the World Cup there are parties everywhere, and not just for the Swiss team\u2014you\u2019ll find people rooting for Italy, Portugal, Germany, France, the Netherlands and everyone in between. After matches, people downtown even have a hard time sleeping because of the cheering that lasts through early morning.\r\n\r\nOne week after this year\u2019s kickoff in Brazil, we\u2019ve already witnessed some great moments from every country, from Neymar\u2019s first goal for Brazil to Portugal\u2019s big defeat against Germany. After falling in love with Dutch total football from watching Patrick Kluivert and Edgar Davids, the unexpected win of the Netherlands against Spain has personally been my favorite moment so far.\r\n\r\nOur infographic takes you on a journey through World Cup history, highlighting twelve of the top countries playing in this year\u2019s tournament. We included over 30 facts that, while fun on their own, double as great halftime trivia, too.\r\n\r\nWe hope you enjoy it as much as we do!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n