World Cup 2014

World Cup 2014

A men’s soccer competition between countries

A international men’s national soccer competition between teams that are a part of the organisation, F.I.F.A.

(Federation International de Football Association)

Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) - Shakira

http://youtu.be/pRpeEdMmmQ0

Pay attention to this music video.

What did you see?

• When and where did the first competition begin?

1930 and in Uruguay.

• How often does the World Cup happen?

Every 4 years.

• Who won last time?Spain

• What year did it happen?2014 – 4 = ????

• Where was the last competition?

South Africa

• How many teams compete?? + ? = 32 teams

• How long does the competition last?1 month

• How do the teams make it to the competition?For 3 years before the competition, the teams play each other to figure out who gets to be in the competition

• Which teams have won in the past? How many times? Have we won? Which team am I for?

Brasil (5), Italy (4), West Germany (3), Argentina (2), Urguay (2), England (1), France (1), Spain (1)

• Who designed the World Cup trophy?

Silvio Gazzaniga from Italy

• What’s it made of?Solid Gold

• How long does the winning team keep the trophy?

Until the next competition

• What do each winning team members get?All team members of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place get a medal

• How are the teams ranked?Each team is ranked by points. For example, 3 pts. for a win, 1 pt. for a tie, 0 pts. for a loss

• Does the world cup have a mascot?

Each world cup has had a mascot since 1966

Fuelco, the armadillo

• Who are the players to look for?Messi (Argentina), Ronaldo (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Iniesta (Spain), Dempsey (USA), Rooney (England), Robben (Netherlands), Balotelli (Italy), Ozil (Germany), Suarez (Uruguay)

• http://youtu.be/2MT8u8beor4

Kindergarten boys and girls from Korea did the dance from Waka Waka.

• Can you do better?http://youtu.be/p3JLdyRc1IU