2014 Brazil World Cup

There is World Cup, the festival of the world this year, 2014.

This year, the World Cup is held in Brazil.

Do you know when and how World Cup started?

It's said it started to be planned in 1940 when FIFA was founded.

Because the Olympics allows only amateurs to take part in, a place was needed for professionals in good level to compete each other.

So, in 1928, the member nations decided that the best teams of each continent would have the best plays each other and then 2 years after they hold the first World Cup in Uruguay of south america in 1930

Since then, World Cup became the biggest sport event in the world for single sport

Now Let's see about Brazil World cup for this year.

It proceeds from June 13th to July 14th 2014.

It's the formed groups of Brazil World Cup this year.

It's expected which team will win.

Which team do you cheer for?

This character is the mascot of Brazil World Cup this year.

It's Fuleco, the figuration of  Tolypeutes tricinctus, the animal that lives in northeast of Brazil.

Tolypeutes tricinctus is one of endangered species.

When it crouches down the body to one, then it is rolled like a soccer ball.

It's been recognized as the best suitable animal to inform the importance of the environment.

The name, Fuleco, is made by compounding 'futebol' that is soccer in Portuguese and ecologia.

Let’s find out what is the official ball means.

Worldcup’s official ball is the ball which approved to used at the olympic. Since 1970 it is made by Adidas.

It is tested and get the final appove at the Swiss Federal Lap where the FIFA’s main office is.

2014 Brazil Worldcups offical ball’s name is Brazuca. It means ‘brazilian’ in portuqes, It has been chosen by global internet vote.

Brazuca is made by olny six pieces of the panal which is the least number of panel through last offical ball.

Also It went through the tests for natural disasters such as snow, rain.

For 2years the ball tested with 600of football player 30teams in 10 contries which is the largest number of the tested time so far, to increase its completion.

It is more colorful than ‘Jabulani“ so it is more recognizable on the ground, little bumps on the surface of the ball improves the ’Jabulani‘s smooth surface so players can handle the ball easily.

So we talked about this years Brazil worldcup.

Wouldn’t it be more enjoyable if we have more knowledge of it?

So we hope for everyone to have a great worldcup this year.