Fastest Goal in World Cup History

Turkey's Hakan Şükür scored 10.8 seconds into the 2002 third-place match against South Korea, before most of the crowd had settled into their seats.

Cards Were Invented at a Traffic Light

English referee Ken Aston came up with yellow and red cards while sitting at a stoplight, after confusion over bookings at the 1966 World Cup. They were introduced at the 1970 tournament and are now used in nearly every sport that needs them.