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footballsoccerNorthAmericaIthasbeenpopularformorethan100yearsNodoubt,footballfeastisTheWorldCupEveryfouryears,teamsfromallovertheworldcompeteinthefamousWorldCup.TheCupisaseriesofgamesinwhichteamsfrommanycountriesplaytoseewhichisthebestByoneestimate,almostonebillionpeoplewatchedthe1982championshipgameontelevision.It’salargenunberofthattime.Becauseofthetimedifference,peopleinAsiaalwayshavetogetupinthemiddleofthenighttoseethegame.Thefirstworldcup.ThefirstWorldCupwasheldinMontevideo,Uruguay,in1930.Only13teamsplayedinthecompetition,andmostofthemwerefromSouthAmerica.Uruguaywonthefirstprize.Chinesename:吕西安·洛朗Englishname:LucienLaurentHeisthefirstonekickedaballintothegoalinthehistoryoftheWorldcupIn1934and1938,thecupwasheldinEurope,becauseofmorethan30teamsplayedineachofthesecompetitions,eliminationmatchescameintobeing.Theeliminationsystemisstillusedtoday,andonly24teamsleftcancompetefortheCup.In1942or1946,therewerenoWorldCupchampionshipbecauseofthesecondworldwar.Thisisthe雷米特杯,usedbefore1970.ThefirstcupfortheWorldCup.Thisis大力神杯，isusingafter1974tilltoday.Thegamewasplayedagainin1950inBrazil,buttherewaslittleenthusiastic,only13teamscompetedliketheonein1930.But,theworldwideinterestinsoccercamebackduringthefouryears.In1958,theinterestwasveryhigh,53teamswantedtocompete,aftereliminationmatchesheldindifferentplaces,16teamswasallowedtoplayinSweden.Thiswasthefirsttimethatpeleshowedupintheworldcup,andhisteam,frombrazilwonthecup.HisnameisPele,themostfamoussoccerplayer.世纪球王Now,soccerhasbecomethesportoftheworld.Andtheworldcupisbecomingmoresuccessfulandmoresuccessful.Now,letusshowyouthe2010WorldCup.2010FIFAWorldCupSouthAfricaBegin:2010年6月11日End:2010年7月12日Itisthe19thWorldCup,ItwasheldinsouthAfrica,and32teamsplayedthecompetition.Finally,Spainwonthefirstprize.ThisisthesoccerteamofSpain,theywonthecupin2010Thisis章鱼哥，itcanpredictwhichteamwillwin.NelsonMandelawaspresentattheclosingceremonyofthe2010worldcupWakawakaOfficialthemesongofthe2010worldcup