The FIFA World Cup
By Pearlanne S. (grade 5 – Gillette Middle School)
The FIFA World Cup is a soccer tournament held every 4 years. This tournament started in 1930. Today it is very widely viewed. About 700 million people around the world tune in to watch the World Cup tournament. This year it will be held in South Africa. It will start on June 11th and last about a month. 32 countries from around the world will compete against each other for the title. Each game a team will be eliminated from the tournament. The last 2 teams will go against each other to see who gets the FIFA World Cup!!!
The Trophy
Silvio Gazzaniga designed the world cup trophy. The trophy is 36 centimeters (14.4 inches) tall and is made of 11 lbs of 18 carat solid gold! The trophy is designed to look like two humans holding up the world.
Winning streak
In previous years, Brazil has won the cup 5 times, Italy has won the cup 4 times, and Germany has won the cup 3 times. The only years the event was not held was in 1942 and 1946 because of World War 2.
The United States has never won the World Cup before. However, the team is very new to soccer compared to the rest of the teams!
Tune in this June to watch the world cup and see which country will win the trophy!
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