2018 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.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2018-fifa-world-cup

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 event designation?21st FIFA World Cup
2. What is the host nation?Russian Federation
3. What countries played in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?32 national teams played, including 31 that qualified and Russia, the host, automatically entered.
4. Why was the 2018 World Cup special?It was the first World Cup held in Eastern Europe and it cost more than $14.2 billion, the most ever for a tournament.

Quadrennial Championship: A major international competition held once every four years.
Host Nation Rights: The privilege granted to a country to organize and stage a major sporting event.
Group Stage Elimination: A team failing to advance from the initial phase of a tournament.
Continental Dominance: When teams from one continent consistently win major international competitions.