世界杯英文介绍

worldcup(soccer),twointernationalsoccertournaments,oneformenandoneforwomen,eachheldeveryfouryears.bothtournamentsarethepinnacleofinternationalcompetitioninthesport.

themen'sworldcupisconsideredthemostpopularsportingeventintheworldandisfollowedwithpassionateinterestaroundtheglobe—thefinalgameofthe1998tournamentwasplayedtoatelevisionaudienceofmorethan1billionviewers.foundedin1930withjust13teams,thetournamentnowattractsentriesfrommorethan140countries.theteamsmustparticipateineliminationgameswithintheirowncontinentsbeforequalifyingtobecomeoneofthe32nationsparticipatinginthefinaltournament.thewomen'sworldcupwasfirstplayedin1991andhasgainedpopularitysteadilysincethen.morethan90,000fansattendedthefinalsofthe1999tournament—oneofthelargestcrowdsevertowitnessawomen'ssportingevent.nearly75nationsattemptedtoqualifyforthe1999event,whichwasa16-teameliminationtournament.thefifaworldcup(oftencalledfootballworldcup,theworldcup,orsimplyworldcup)isthemostimportantcompetitionininternationalfootball(soccer),andtheworld'smostrepreteamsportevent.

organisedbyfederationinternationaledefootballassociation(fifa),thesport'sgoverningbody,theworldcupiscontestedbymen'snationalfootballteamswhicharefifamembers.

theworldcupisheldeveryfouryears,butthequalifyingroundsofthecompetitiontakeplaceoverathree-yearperiod,usingregionalqualifyingtournaments.197nationalteamsenteredthequalificationtournamentsfortheworldcup.thefinaltournamentphaseinvolves32nationalteamscompetingoverafour-weekperiodinapreviouslynominatedhostnation.

theworldcupfinalcompetition(oftencalledthefinals),whichhasbeenheldeveryfouryearssince1930,exceptin1942and1946whenitwascancelledduetoworldwarii,isthemostwidely-viewedandfollowedsportingeventintheworld.ithasaglobalaudienceofmorethan3billionpeople(halftheworld'spopulation)exceedingeventheolympicgames.