Word up World Cup Puzzle Book

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WORD UP WORLD CUP PUZZLE BOOK

About our Puzzle Book Even if you can’t make it to South Africa this summer, you can still experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat by challenging yourself to complete all of our World Cup puzzles! Test your world soccer knowledge, your mastery of words and your problem solving skills, and see if you have what it takes to become a World Cup champion!

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America SCORES Bay Area contributors to this Puzzle Book Dan Schwer, Education Program Assistant Player illustration by Federico DeCicco

Content and maze illustration by: Cyrus Philbrick, Project Coordinator

Graphics and editing by: Robert Joseph, Education Program Director

STAR SCRAMBLE (GROUP STAGE)

Directions: Rearrange the letters below to create the last names of some of the World Cup’s biggest stars. Try it first without hints!

1. AKKA: ______

2. NOLRODA: ______

3. SEISM: ______

4. ODRAGB: ______

5. VODNONA: ______

6: YORNOE: ______

Boo. Okay, here are some hints:

1. A star attacker for Brazil. 2. This Portuguese winger gets paid a LOT of money to play for Real Madrid. 3. A.K.A. the “flea”, he also plays for Barcelona and Argentina. 4. This explosive striker scores goals for Chelsea and Ivory Coast. 5. The top goal scorer in U.S. history. 6. This combative English striker also plays for Manchester United.

Solve them all? Rearrange the letters in the boxes to find out who might be rooting for the U.S. to do well in the World Cup :

______Find all puz zle solutions on page 11.

3 PLAYER WEB

Directions: Draw a line from the Player to the National Team he represents on the right!

Tim Howard Mexico

Maicon England

Wesley Sneijder Ghana

Carles Pujol France

Carlos Tevez Portugal

John Terry Brazil

Patrice Evra Holland

Samuel Eto’o Argentina

Stephen Appiah Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo Cameroon

Giovani dos Santos USA

4 COUNTRY SEARCH

Directions: Find the countries within the word search! Spell them out by combining letters that go up, down, diagonally and backwards!

U S P D I X A U B C Y L L

S E T A T S D E T I N U A

N E R Q A V K N S R C R G

L L W D L R E G G R F U U

B I J S Y C Z L O A S G T

E H Z P N T K A B W Y U R

L C F A N I T N E G R A O

G M R I R I U D Q K H Y P

I F Z N A B E B E L D M O

U V H A I N T Y O E X Y C

M T P O L A N D R G H P S

WORD BANK United States Brazil England Italy Uruguay Argentina Poland France Sweden Chile Turkey Spain Portugal Croatia Belgium

5 WORLD CUP FINALS MAZE

Directions: Navigate the maze of South Africa to find your way to the World Cup finals at Soccer City Stadium, in Johannesburg. See if you can hit all the cities (soccer balls) along the way!

REWRITE USA’S JOURNEY TO THE WORLD CUP

But before you start, a quick reminder :

PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION EXAMPLE Noun (n) Names a person, place or thing. The lion lies under the tree . Plural noun (plural n) Names more than one person, place, or The lions lie under the tree. thing Verb (v) A word that describes an action. Anna kicked the ball as hard as she could. Adjective (adj.) A word that describes a noun. The large dog Adverb (adv.) A word that describes a verb. He ran quickly .

Directions: Fill in the blanks of the following story by asking a friend or family member to come up with the missing words, but DON’T show them the story. When you’re finished read it aloud and find out how USA really got to the World Cup!

The U.S. National Soccer Team had a ______(adj) road to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Qualification required the Americans to ______(v), kick, ______(v), and win against some of the toughest ______s (n) in the region. With only two games left, the team’s captain, ______(name), injured his left toe in practice while trying to do a “______(adj) ______(v) ______(n)”, the name of a new move that he said would “make defenders look ______(adj).” Without its star, the team looked like a sinking ______(n). During the team breakfast, one defender named ______was so confused he put ______s (n) on his cereal. He got so sick with ______(n) fever, which the team doctor said gave ______(adj) visions. The defender soon had a vision of a talking ______(n) that told him to take a ______(n) bus to the jungle of ______s (n) where the team should ______(v) a ______(n) tree. When he awoke, he told the team about his vision and they left immediately. When the team arrived, a giant ______(n) arose from a hole in the tree and told them the key to winning was “leadership, commitment, teamwork and ______(adj)______(n). The team took this advice and won their next two matches to qualify to for the World Cup!

The End .

SOCCER SRAMBLE (KNOCK-OUT ROUND)

1. LABL: ______

2. SGARS: ______

3. THAMC: ______

4. RECONR: ______

5. PROTHY: ______

6. CATLEK: ______

7. KISRETR: ______

Solve them all? Rearrange the letters in boxes to find out the answer to this riddle: What kind of a mouth survives by not eating?

______An ______mouth.

8 Color me! Draw a field and other players too if you like!

CROSS-WORLD CROSSWORD Directions: Use the clues below to fill in the crossword puzzle on the next page.

Across Down 2. Number of official languages of 1. The South African flag is black, blue, South Africa red, yellow, and ______. 6. Shoot to score ______. 3. Country lying completely within South 7. Current president of South Africa. Africa’s borders. 11. This color card gets you ejected 4. Hitting the ball out of the air. from the game. 5. Scoring three goals in a game. 12. African team called the Super 8. Won the first ever World Cup in Eagles. 1930. 13. Ball curving away from the goalie. 9. Ivory Coast wears bright ______16. Player who always wears gloves. jerseys. 18. England striker's first name. 10. Most widely watched sporting event 20. South Africa won the ______in the world. World Cup in 1995 and 2007. 12. A spice or to put the ball through a 22. Largest living land animal. defender's legs. 23. "Bafana Bafana" means. 14. National animal of South Africa. 24. Argentina coach. 15. California site of the World Cup final 25. Brazil has won ______World Cups. in 1994. 26. Another word for defender. 17. Forms the western border of South 28. First democratically elected Africa. president of South Africa. 19. Pass with this part of your foot. 29. Considered by many to be the best 21. South African version of beef jerky. player ever. 27. 2010 marks the first World Cup ever played in this continent.

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS (but no peeking until you’re finished!) STAR SCRAMBLE (Group Stage): 1) Kaka 2) Ronaldo 3) Messi 4) Drogba 5) Donovan 6) Rooney; Riddle = Obama PLAYER WEB Answers : Tim Howard, USA. Maicon, Brazil. Wesley Sneijder, Holland. Carlos Puyol, Spain. Carlos Tevez, Argentina. John Terry, England. Patrice Evra, France. Samuel Eto’o, Cameroon. Stephen Appiah, Ghana. Christiano Ronaldo, Portugal. Giovanni Dos Santos, Mexico. SOCCER SCRAMBLE (Knockout Round): 1) Ball 2) Grass 3) Match 4) Corner 5) Trophy 6) Tackle 7) Striker; Riddle = Empty Goal CROSS-WORLD CROSS WORD Answers : 2.Eleven. 6. Goals. 7. Zuma. 11. Red. 12. Nigeria. 13. Outswinger. 16. Goalkeeper. 18. Wayne. 20. Rugby. 22. Elephant. 23. TheBoys. 24. Maradona. 25. Five. 26. Back. 28. Mandela. 29. Pele.Down: 1. Green. 3. Lesotho. 4. Volley. 5. Hattrick. 8. Uruguay. 9. Orange. 10. WorldCup. 12. Nutmeg. 14. Springbok. 15. RoseBowl. 17. Atlantic. 19. Inside. 21. Biltong. 27. Africa.