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World Cup Trivia
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 The World Cup, an enormous sporting event with soccer teams from all over the world that is held every four years, will be held in Qatar this November, not in June as it normally is. In the Middle East and Asia, the temperature between June and July rises to more than 40 degrees Celsius, so it was decided to start in November due to health risks for athletes and spectators. Pharos would like to introduce some fun World Cup facts.

 

 First, let's take a look at trivia regarding the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The Qatar World Cup emblem was inspired by a traditional Middle Eastern scarf. The scarf represents the first winter World Cup, and the figure eight represents eight stadiums. Qatar is the smallest World Cup venue ever. The area of Qatar is similar to that of Gyeonggi-do in Korea, and is 1/3 that of Switzerland, the smallest country to hold the World Cup in the past. Qatar has never advanced to the finals since the World Cup has been held. Therefore, a country with no experience in the World Cup is hosting the World Cup for the first time. This is because 48 countries will participate in the finals beginning with the next World Cup.

 

 Second, the most famous World Cup jinx is Pele's curse. Brazilian soccer player Pele's predictions of the tournament's favorite teams were always eliminated or never won, while other teams did well. Many countries try to win the bid to host the World Cup. It is the first undefeated jinx in the history of the 80-year World Cup. The host country will first secure the seed of Group A and host the first game of the opening ceremony. It is hoped that Qatar will be able to continue this history. Finally, there is a sluggish jinx of the former tournament winner. It is common to win the previous competition but be eliminated from the preliminary round in the next World Cup. Who knew that South Korea, which was considered a weak team during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, would make Germany suffer an elimination?

 


 We have introduced some World Cup Trivia. Some people cheer for their favorite players and hope that their country does well. The tense game, in which the outcome is unknown, heats up many people's hearts. The World Cup is a festival for people all over the world. The goal of the true World Cup is to show a culture of celebrating and applauding the winner, cheering and encouraging the loser, and respecting the opponent.


75th Reporter • KIM YUN JUNG • dbswnd7676@naver.com


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