North Korea hired Chinese actors to show up to the World Cup and cheer for their team in the stands!

Most North Koreans wouldn't be able to go anyway. They either couldn't afford to go to South Africa, or they weren't allowed to get a visa to leave North Korea. Instead, North Korea brought over a group 1,000 Chinese fans, including a group of actors and musicians to cheer for their team.

The annoying horn that plays during FIFA World Cup Matches is called a "Vuvuzela"

The exact origins of the vuvuzela are disputed, but they have been seen in South African football matches since at least the 1990s. It's become part of the South African football experience. The instrument is supposed to resemble the sound of an elephant, but thousands of them in a stadium make a sound reminiscent of a swarm of bees.
The origin of the name itself, "vuvuzela", is also uncertain. It might mean "making noise" or possibly a variation on the word "shower" because it looks like a shower head.

Listening to vuvuzelas for an extended period of time puts you at risk for hearing loss. You can lose hearing from listening to sounds at 100 decibels for only 15 minutes. The vuvuzela's sound is the equivalent of 127 decibels.

A World Cup Referee has to run more than the players!

A world cup referee runs further than the players, at 12 miles in a 90 minute match.

Pretty impressive considering that the referees can be as old as 45!

FIFA referees need to undergo fitness tests to make sure they can keep up with the games. They have to do a 40 meter sprint in under 6.2 seconds SIX TIMES IN A ROW. Then they have to run 150 meters in under 30 seconds.

2 assistant referees failed the fitness tests this year and were not allowed to participate in the World Cup.