Some Facts about the FIFA World Cup 2014
Author: Jessica Wild
Whenever there is a World Cup the world goes into soccer frenzy. With viewership that amounts to billions, this is the world's most popular game, and it is easy to see why. The last tournament took place in 2010 in South Africa, which took its place in history as the first tourney held in African soil. However, this time the tourney heads to South America, to the home of "Joga Bonito." Joga Bonito is Portuguese for, "The beautiful game." No-one can come up with a display of trickery and great technical ability as the Brazilians do. Everyone is excited, from the player's to the fans, for the upcoming 2014 World Cup. It is important to be informed well in advance in case you plan on attending the event. Here are some facts going to the next FIFA World Cup:
This will be the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup. It will be back in the continent where the first tourney was hosted. This was back 1930 by the eventual winners Uruguay.
The 2014 World Cup will be slotted mid-year between June 12th and July 13th 2014. The opening kick-off to the closing game. They hope to play the opening game at Sao Paolo while hopefully the closing game will be hosted at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Football fans will be treated to a footballing feast for a month.
Brazil enters an accomplished group of countries that have hosted the competition twice. These countries are Mexico, Italy, France and Germany. The first time Brazil hosted the World Cup, was in 1950, where they ended up in tears as they lost to Uruguay, who beat them 2-1 in the final at the Maracana.
This World Cup has significance not only to the Brazilian people, but also to the South American continent as a whole. Being the first World Cup in the continent since Argentina in 1978, to say it has been a long time will still feel like an understatement. It has been 36 years since the last tourney in this footballing powerhouse continent that boasts the best players in history to ever grace the football pitch.
For the first time two consecutive World Cups have been hosted outside Europe. Moreover, these two World Cups have been hosted in the Southern hemisphere. The 2010 tourney was graced in South Africa. The 2014 World Cup came along as the byproduct of FIFA's policy to rotate the World Cup through the different confederations.
Sports is one of the few unifying factors in this world. It helps to harmonize many nations thereby fostering peace and harmony. It does not matter your race, culture, religion sport is indiscriminate. Where sports is selective is where it endows a select few with its bounty of skill. The footballing world's super-power, has been given a chance to win it once more at home. The world will be watching with bated breath, for the 2014 World Cup to unfold, and by the looks of things it has all the ingredients for another history making tourney.
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