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FIFA World Cup: A global game
Fuleco the Armadillo is the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
This year’s FIFA World Cup is just starting in Brazil. Soccer is one of the top sports in the world, and the number one sport in most countries outside of the U.S. It’s an international sport, and one of the most exciting games to watch.
Brazil is hosting the World Cup for the second time, after hosting the 1950 World Cup. Games will be held in 12 different stadiums across the country. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930 (except for 1942 and 1946).
Thirty-two different teams will compete toe-to-toe in a total of 64 games, played over the next month, from June 12 through July 13, 2014.
The World Cup is one of the world’s most widely viewed sporting events. It is estimated that over 715 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.
No matter whom you root for, the World Cup is a unique opportunity for people of all backgrounds to get together and to celebrate camaraderie, patriotism and World Cup soccer on big screen TVs.
Where will you watch games? What team are you cheering for?
Poopedi Daniel Morata
June 16, 2014
The reason for FIFA World Cup not to be held in 1942 and 1946 was the second world war.
It is estimated that over 715 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany. Is it known how many millions of people watched it when it was held in 2010 in South Africa? Probably not fewer, and we should expect even more this year in Brazil.