The World's Game

Soccer is called ___ around the world.

• baseball

• football

• cricket

• billiards

Soccer was developed from a game played in ___.

• China

• Israel

• Mexico

• India

The modern game of soccer came from ___.

• Brazil

• Egypt

• Canada

• England

Worldwide, there are over ___ soccer players.

• 200 million

• 200

• 200 thousand

• 200 billion

The number one reason soccer has become so popular is because ___.

• Players get rich.

• The teams have fans all over the world.

• The fans feel like it's their team.

• It's simple and can be played anywhere.

___ colonists brought soccer to Africa in the __ century.

• American, 20th

• Asian, 18th

• European, 19th

___. is a feeling of friendship or team spirit among people who share an

experience together.

• unique

• Camaraderie

• recruit

• unity

(true or false) The chance to make money with a

professional team is probably the main

reason for soccer’s popularity in Africa.

• true

• false

(true or false) In Ivory Coast, the national team has become a

symbol of unity and has helped to promote

peace throughout the country.

• true

• false

In Ghana, children can't play soccer if they don't ___.

• go to school

• eat their vegetables

• do their homework

• say, "please" and "thank you"