10 facts about the FIFA World Cup 2014

10. The World Cup 2014 games will be played in 12 Brazilian cities: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo.

09. The FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot is named "Fuleco", he is a Brazilian three banded Armadillo.

08. The official ball to be used at the World Cup 2014 is the "adidas Brazuca".

07. Brazil has won the World Cup 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

06. The highest scorers in qualifying who will be at the World Cup finals were: Luis Suarez of Uruguay (11 goals), Robin van Persie of Holland (11), Edin Dzeko of Bosnia-Herzegovina (10), Oribe Peralta of Mexico (10) and Lionel Messi of Argentina (10).

05. FIFA announced in November 2013 that around 1.1 million tickets had been allocated to fans.

04. Brazil will use drones and US robots during the World Cup. So called PackBot 510 robots, which are used in the US military, will also be utilized to protect the citizens and tourists.

03. Coca Cola official anthem for the World Cup 2014 is called "The World Is Ours".

02. A Simpsons episode will be dedicated to the World Cup 2014. The title of the 30 minutes episode is "You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee" and it is planned to be aired in March 2014.

01. The World Cup 2014 is the most expensive world cup ever. The costs so far are 16 billion US Dollars.