FIFA World Cup
Across
- 1. How many confederations are involved in FIFA?
- 3. Matches that nations play against other teams before the tournament
- 5. The championship occurs every ____ years
- 6. Who is the official match ball supplier?
- 7. What animal is the mascot?
- 8. Where was the first tournament held in 1930?
- 9. Each group plays a ____ tournament, where each team plays against other teams in the group
- 11. Consists of the best players of the tournament; usually announced after the tournament concludes
- 14. What stage comes after the Group Stage? (single-elimination tournament)
- 15. Who is the official supplier for the goal-line technology? (German)
- 17. The Group of ____ in each tournament is named by experts
- 18. The amount of money, in billions, Brazil has spent in preparations
- 20. The World Cup Pup during USA 1994
Down
- 1. The Jules Rimet Trophy was ____ by thieves after Brazil won the trophy permanently
- 2. The current World Cup Champions (from South Africa 2010)
- 3. The ranking system for men’s national teams in association football
- 4. What is the name of the official match ball?
- 5. Where are groups determined?
- 10. Who is the official mascot?
- 12. Brazil 2014 is the ____(th) FIFA World Cup
- 13. The host nation of the 2014 World Cup and the most successful team, winning five titles
- 16. The number of national teams that compete in the World Cup
- 19. How many goalkeepers are needed in each of the final squads?