Friday, June 27, 2008

World Cup

If there is one event that truly captures the attention of the world it is indeed the soccer World Cup tournament. Since it was founded back in the 1930s the World Cup has brought great excitement to people around the world. The first few tournaments only featured a small group of national teams and these teams were usually invited to the tournament. Today the World Cup has evolved into one of the biggest events of the planet. World Cup is held every four years with 32 teams from around the world competing for the title of champions of the world. The World Cup is usually help sometime in June or July in a host country that has been picked with years in advanced. In really the World Cup begins a couple of years before the actual final tournament with the 32 teams. The World Cup qualifying games take place in the two years prior to the World Cup. During the World Cup qualifying matches countries around the world play in their respective region to gain a ticket to go to the World Cup. People around the world follow their national teams closely in hopes that their team will make it to the World Cup final rounds.

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