SOME FACTS ON BRAZIL

WORLD CUP 2014 Answer the following questions & Complete the sentences.

— Who won the previous 2010 World Cup? — How many teams were involved in the tournament competing for the title? — The 19 FIFA World Cup tournaments have been won by ______different national teams. — Brazil has won _____ times. — The other winners were (7 countries)______— Who has been the youngest football player in a final match? — Who has been the leading goal scorer in World Cup finals? — ______has the record for the most goals in a single tournament (13, in 1958). — This last was the ______FIFA World Cup. Complete the following sentences:

— Next World Cup will take place in ______from ______to ______, 2018. — Brazil also hosted this competition in______. — There were ____ national teams. — There were ____ matches. — ______cities across Brazil hosted the teams to play their matches. — For the first time the matches used ______technology. — Place in the map (next slide) the 12 host cities where the football matches took place.

— Thirty two countries participated in the World Cup 2014. Identify them (in red) in the map below (next slide).

They are: Argelia, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil (host), Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, England, , Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay, U.S.

— Now, can you say the capitals of all the previous countries? Teacher’s notes

— Who won the previous 2010 World Cup? Spain. — How many teams are involved in the tournament competing for the title? They are 32 teams. — The 19 FIFA World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams. — Brazil has won five times. — The other winners are Italy (4), Germany (3), Argentina (2) Uruguay (2), England (1), France (1) and Spain (1). — Who has been the youngest football player in a final match? Norman Whiteside, being 17 years and 41 days. He faced Yugoslavia for Northern Ireland in 1982. — Who has been the leading goal scorer in World Cup finals? Ronaldo from Brazil, with 15 goals. Being France’s Just Fontaine the record for the most goals in a single tournament (13, in 1958). — This was the 20th FIFA World Cup. — Next World Cup took place in Brazil from 12th June to 13th July 2014. — Brazil also hosted this competition in 1950. — There were 32 national teams. — There were 64 matches. — Twelve cities across Brazil hosted the teams to play their matches. — For the first time the matches used goal-line technology. — Place in the map the 12 host cities where the football matches are going to be played. Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.

(map having the 12 Brazilian host cities) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup

Teacher’s notes

— Countries & capitals. — Ghana – Acra — Greece – Atenas — Argelia – Argel — Honduras - Tegucigalpa — Argentina – Buenos Aires — Iran – Teherán — Australia – Canberra — Italy – Roma — Belgium – Brussels — Ivory Coast – Yamusukro — Bosnia – Herzegovina - Sarajevo — Japan – Tokyo — Brazil – Brasilia — Mexico – Mexico DF — Cameroon – Yaundé — Netherlands – Amsterdam — Chile – Santiago de Chile — Nigeria – Abuya — Colombia – Bogotá — Portugal – Lisbon — Costa Rica– San José — Russia – Moscow — Croatia – Zagreb — South Korea – Seoul — Ecuador – Quito — Spain – Madrid — England – London — Switzerland – Bern — France – — Uruguay – Montevideo — Germany – Berlin — U.S. - Washington