Football Tournament Cards

LKS2 Topic: Sport Block D: Football Tournaments Session 1

Football tournament cards

FIFA World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup

The first international football match was An invite only international tournament called between England and Scotland in 1872. After the Mundialito was held between 1981-88. FIFA 1900 football became popular outside Great held a women's football tournament with Britain. The Fédération Internationale de invited teams in China in 1988 to see if it would Football Association (FIFA) was set up in 1904 work as a regular event. It did and the Women's and one of the founders, Jules Rimet, set up the World Cup was held in 1991. Since then it has first World Cup in 1930. It runs every four years. been held every four years. FA Cup FA Women's Cup

The Football Association was set up in 1863 but The Women's Football Association ran the Mitre there were no tournaments for the first eight Challenge Trophy for women's football teams years. In 1871-72 the secretary of the FA set up every year from 1970-71. The Football the first FA Cup with 15 teams playing. One Association took over women's football clubs in team, Queen's Park from Glasgow, was able to 1993 and since then the tournament has been get to the semi-finals without playing a match called the FA Women's Cup, and is still run every because other teams withdrew. It now runs year. every year.

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UEFA Championship UEFA Women's Championship

The French Football Association secretary The European Competition for Women's suggested a European football tournament in Football was first played in 1985, then again in 1927 but it didn't get started until 1958, a year 1987 and 1989 and since 1991 has been called after his death. It runs every four years, in the UEFA European Women's Championship between World Cup years. and has been played every four years. Africa Cup of Nations Africa Women’s Cup of Nations

The Confederation of African Football was The Confederation of African Football started created in 1956 and started a football the African Women's Championship in 1991. It tournament straight away, the Africa Cup of was held again in 1995 and then every two Nations, which ran for the first time in 1957. It years from 1998. It has been renamed the Africa was then run in 1959, 1962, and 1963 and every Women Cup of Nations from 2016. Every other two years since 1968. tournament is used as a qualifying round for the FIFA Women's World Cup.

FIFA World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup

The Football Association was set up in 1863 but The Women's Football Association ran the Mitre there were no tournaments for the first eight Challenge Trophy for women's football teams years. In 1871-72 the secretary of the FA set up every year from 1970-71. The Football the first FA Cup with 15 teams playing. One Association took over women's football clubs in team, Queen's Park from Glasgow, was able to 1993 and since then the tournament has been get to the semi-finals without playing a match called the FA Women's Cup and is still run every because other teams withdrew. It now runs year. every year.