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TableofContents

ThePeople’sGame.................4

MatchesAroundtheWorld.........5

AfricaMakesHistory..............6

GreatTeams.......................8

TheUnitedStates

andtheWorldCup................10

GreatPlayers.....................11

What’sYourNumber?.............14

Conclusion......................15

Glossary.........................16

WorldCupSoccer•LevelP3

U.S.playerLandonDonovantriesforagoalagainstAlgeriaduringthe2010

WorldCup.

ThePeople’sGame

Somepeoplecallsoccer“thepeople’s

game”becausesocceristheworld’s

mostpopularsport.Aboutthree

hundredmillionpeopleplaysoccer

(alsoknownas“football”inmany

countries)allaroundtheworld.Almost

abillionpeoplewatchedthe2006World

Cupchampionshipontelevision.That

meansoneoutofeverysevenpeopleon

Earthwaswatching!

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MatchesAroundtheWorld

TheWorldCupisthemostimportant

eventinsoccer,maybeeveninallsports.

Everyfouryears,theplanet’sbest

playerscometogethertocompetein

theWorldCup.Ittakesonemonthand

sixty-fourgamestodecidethewinning

team.Fansfromallovertheworldcome

towatchtheirteamsplay.Thefanswear

crazyhats,painttheirfaces,bringdrums

tobang,andcheerontheplayers.

FansoftheNetherlandsteamshowtheirsupport.

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AfricaMakesHistory

Althoughsoccerispopularalloverthe

world,aWorldCuptournamentwas

neverheldonthecontinentofAfrica

until2010.That’swhyitwasbignews

whenSouthAfric