1974 FIFA World Cup

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the tournament edition?10th FIFA World Cup
2. What is the host nation?West Germany
3. Who won the 1974 FIFA World Cup?West Germany won the 1974 World Cup, beating the Netherlands 2-1 in the final.
4. What new trophy was introduced in 1974?The new FIFA World Cup Trophy was introduced, designed by Silvio Gazzaniga. It shows two people holding up the Earth.

Quadrennial Tournament: An event that takes place once every four years.
FIFA World Cup Trophy: The current prize awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup, first presented in 1974.
Total Football: A tactical football system characterized by positional interchangeability and fluid player movement.
Reunification of Germany: The historical process that merged East Germany and West Germany into a single nation in 1990.