2. This world cup tournament will be held in 12 cities rather than the normal 10 cities after request of Brazil it is approved by FIFA. They are Fortaleza, Natal, Belo Horizonte, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Manaus, and Brasilia.
3. Before the starting of the tournament FIFA will give each participant teams 1.5 US dollars for preparation uses.
4. The mascot is named Fuleco who is a Brazilian three banded Armadillo. Armadillo defends itself from predators by rolling up into a ball.
5. FIFA and Sony music announced the official song of 2014 world cup is “WE ARE ONE ‘OLE OLA’ ”.