When was the first football
World Cup held?
1920
1930
1940
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The first World Cup was held in
1930.
Where was the first World Cup held?
Brazil
Uruguay
Germany
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The first World Cup was
held in Uruguay in Latin
America. Hosts Uruguay
beat neighbours Argentina
in the final. Uruguay
declared 31 July a national
holiday to commemorate
the win.
Which country has won the World Cup
the most times?
Italy
Brazil
Germany
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Brazil has won the
World Cup five times.
Italy has won four times
and West Germany
three times.
No countries from
Africa, Central/North
America or Asia have
ever won. Why do you
think this is the case?
Who won the last Women’s World Cup
in 2011?
Brazil
Japan
USA
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Japan won the 2011
Women’s World Cup in
Germany.
The next Women’s World Cup
is in Canada in 2015. The first
Women’s World Cup was in
1991 hosted by China,
initiated by Dr. João
Havelange, FIFA President
1974-1998.
The World Cup qualifying matches
started in 2011 and finished in
2013. How many teams entered?
170
199
203
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A total of 203 out of the 208 FIFA
member countries entered teams. The
highest number of teams to ever enter
was 204 in 2010.
South Sudan is the newest member of
FIFA, but has not taken part in the 2014
World Cup qualifiers as they joined too
late. CAFOD works in South Sudan.
How many teams get through the
qualifying stages to compete in
the football World Cup finals in
June 2014?
16
24
32
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The current format
involves 32 teams.
This year’s World Cup
includes teams competing
from five nations where
CAFOD partners work:
Brazil, England, Honduras,
Colombia and Nigeria.
What is the estimated cost of
hosting the 2014 World Cup?
£8.8 million
£88 million
£8.8 billion
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The World Cup is costing Brazil £8.8
billion – the most expensive World Cup in
history. In Brazil, £8 billion would pay for
more than two million new homes, in a
country where 40 million people live in
poverty. Everyone wants the World Cup in
Brazil to be a huge success, but that
shouldn’t be at the expense of the poorest
and most vulnerable people.
What issues, some relating to the
World Cup, caused unrest and criticism
in Brazil leading up to the event?
Lots of money is
being spent on
stadiums
People have lost
their homes to
make way for
stadiums
Money is not being
spent on improving
public services
The cost of rent,
food and transport
is very high
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Watch our film about São Paulo,
Brazil, to find out more
cafod.org.uk/worldcup.
Take action during the World Cup
Maristely and other young
leaders in São Paulo, supported
by CAFOD’s partner MDF are
campaigning for decent and
sustainable housing and access
to education, healthcare,
transport and sanitation.
Support them by sending a message to the
President of Brazil and the Governor and
Mayor of São Paulo.
Find out how and watch Maristely’s video at
cafod.org.uk/worldcup
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