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World Cup David Whitfield 1-32     The world cup is a worldwide soccer event that thirty-two international teams play every four years. The tournament is organized by the Federation Internationale De Football Association (Fifa). Before you can enter the World Cup you must qualify to play in it. The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930 there has been nineteen competitions since then.The first World Cup winner was Uruguay they defeated Argentina. Two more World Cup events were played before World War 2 caused a 12-year stop in play. Soccer became popular for women in the 1970's so Fifa decided to make a Women's World Cup. The first Women's World Cup took place in China in 1991. The United States defeated Norway to become the first Women's World cup winners. Recently, the World Cup has often been called the biggest sporting event on earth because millions of people attend the games where they are being played in and billions watch the World Cup on television. The World Cup is going to take place in Brazil in 2014 make sure you don't miss the opportunity to watch it! My review of this book is a 5 because I enjoy reading about soccer.

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