World Cup Quiz
Which country or countries are hosting the 2026 World Cup?
It’s being hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada but the US will host 78 games. Canada and the US will host 13 each.
This World Cup is unique because it has 48 teams for the first time.
Why did Fifa want to increase the number of teams?
Do you think this a good change?
Fifa said they wanted to grow the sport in new football countries … however many people think Fifa did this to make more money. Fifa’s dream is for China or India to qualify so they can get a billion new football fans
By increasing the number of teams, it will be more common for 2-3 countries to host the World Cup together.
Which countries will host the 2030 and 2034 World Cup?
2030 - Spain, Portugal, Morocco
2034 - Saudi Arabia
Spain, Portugal and Morocco are all Meditarranean countries that are close together.
Saudi Arabia has to renovate 4 stadiums and build 11 new ones before the World Cup starts. All have amazing designs.
Can you describe these 2 stadiums:
Mohammad Bin Salman stadium will be built on the side of a mountain. One side won’t have stands so fans can enjoy the mountain view
Saudi Arabia is building a “line city” next to the sea. Neom Stadium will be on the roof, 350 metres above the sea.
When the Japan team arrived in Mexico, they were all given cowboy hats as a present from Monterrey city. How many players wore the hats?
a) 2 of them
b) 11
c) all of them
Only Nagatomo and Sugawa (Southampton) wore the hats.
Why do you think so few wore the cowboy hats?
This liqueur is named after a country that is playing at the World Cup. Can you guess the team?
Curacao “Coo-ra-sao” (キュラソー島) is a small island nation. Where do you think it is?
Curacao the drink is made from oranges that grow on the island. The climate means the oranges don’t taste nice to eat but the skin is made into a clear liqueur. Blue colouring is added to represent the blue waters around the island.
Where do you think Curacao is?
Where do you think Cape Verde (カーボベルデ) is?
Cape Verde is a group of 10 islands that are 450 kilometres west of Senegal. They were uninhabited until the Portugese found them in 1456. It became a Portuguese colony.
uninhabited = no humans live there
Curacao is just above Venezuela however it is part of North America (The Caribbean). It is a Dutch Colony so most of their players grew up playing football in the Netherlands.
Dick Advocaat is a legendary Dutch football manager. At 78 he is the oldest manager to manage a World Cup team. He came out of retirement and took the job for the challenge and because Curacao is a beautiful place to take a vacation.
Match the place to the population
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 148,000 |
| Curacao | 154,000 |
| Musashino | 530,000 |