Congrats to the 2018 #WorldCup Quarter Finalists!
Follow along during the games as we “pass” along some fun facts out of our #CIAWorldFactBook about each country.
Check out our #WorldCup special one pagers found under each competing country’s Introduction:
1.usa.gov/1pR2mzT
England has participated in 15 #WorldCup tournaments, first making an appearance in 1950.
The #threelions won in 1966.
bit.ly/2MWLaY7 (PDF)
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#ENG
#SWEENG
Most Swedes live in the south where climate is milder & there's better connectivity to mainland Europe, though population clusters are found along the Baltic coast too.
Bonus fact: Sweden has almost 100,000 lakes!
bit.ly/2u9YLU0
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#WorldCup
#SWE
#SWEENG
England, as part of the UK, is only about 35 km from France & linked by a tunnel under the English Channel (the Chunnel) & because of a heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 113 km from the coast.
bit.ly/2zcmEA2
#CIAWORLDFACTBOOK
#WorldCup
#ENG
#SWEENG
Sweden has participated in 12 #WorldCup tournaments, first making an appearance in 1934. The Blue and Yellow have never won, but did come in second in 1958.
bit.ly/2IZ7Btj (PDF)
#CIAWORLDFACTBOOK
#SWE
#SWEENG
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