First held in 1930, the FIFA World Cup has been held every 4 years (with a brief hiatus during the 1940s) and is one of the world’s most widely watched – and most widely anticipated – sporting events.
Countries all over the world take part in the tournament, including many in the Europe in a Day family – indeed, Italy, France, Spain, Germany and England have all won at least once!
This year’s competition is coming to us from Qatar, marking both the first time that the tournament has been held in the Middle East and also the first time it’s been held in winter. Before you start watching the next match, here’s how to say World Cup in the 50 languages of Europe in a Day!
- Albanian – Kampionati Botëror i Futbollit
- Arabic – كأس العالم (Kas alealam)
- Armenian – Ֆուտբոլի աշխարհի առաջնություն (Futboli ashkharhi arrajnut’yun)
- Azerbaijani – Dünya Kuboku
- Basque – Munduko Futbol Txapelketa
- Belarusian – Чэмпіянат свету па футболе (Chempiyanat svetu pa futbole)
- Bulgarian – Световно първенство по футбол (Svetovno purvenstvo po futbol)
- Catalan – Copa del Món de Futbol
- Croatian – Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu
- Czech – Mistrovství světa ve fotbale
- Danish – Verdensmesterskabet i fodbold
- Dutch – Wereldkampioenschap voetbal
- Estonian – Jalgpalli maailmameistrivõistlused
- Faroese – Heimsmeistaraskapurin í fótbólti
- Finnish – Jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskilpailut
- French – Coupe du monde de football
- Georgian – მსოფლიო საფეხბურთო ჩემპიონატი (Msoplio sapekhburto chemp’ionat’i)
- German – Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft
- Greek – Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Ποδοσφαίρου (Pankósmio Kýpello Podosfaírou)
- Greenlandic – Arsaanneq silarsuarmi pissartanngoriunneq
- Hungarian – Labdarúgó-világbajnokság
- Icelandic – Heimsmeistarakeppnin í knattspyrnu
- Irish Gaelic – Corn Sacair an Domhain
- Italian – Campionato mondiale di calcio
- Jèrriais – Coupe mondial dé balle
- Latin – Certamen mundanum pedilusorium
- Latvian – Pasaules kauss
- Lithuanian – Pasaulio futbolo čempionatas
- Low German – Football Weltmeesterschacht
- Luxembourgish – Foussball-Weltmeeschterschaft
- Macedonian – Светско првенство во фудбал (Svetsko prvenstvo vo fudbal)
- Maltese – Tazza tad-Dinja tal-Futbol
- Manx – Cappan y Theihill
- Monégasque – Cupa mundiale d’u fut
- Northern Sami – Spábbačiekčama máilmmimeašttirgilvvut
- Norwegian – Verdensmesterskapet i fotball
- Polish – Mistrzostwa świata w piłce nożnej
- Portuguese – O Campeonato Mundial de Futebol
- Romanian – Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal
- Russian – Чемпионат мира по футболу (Chyempionat mira po futbolu)
- Scots Gaelic – Cupa na Cruinne Ball-coise
- Serbian – Светско првенство у фудбалу (Svetsko prvenstvo u fudbalu)
- Slovak – Majstrovstvá sveta vo futbale
- Slovene – Svetovno prvenstvo v nogometu
- Spanish – Copa Mundial de Fútbol
- Swedish – Världsmästerskapet i fotboll
- Swiss German – Fuessball-Weltmeischterschaft
- Turkish – Dünya Kupası
- Ukrainian – Чемпіонат світу з футболу (Chempionat svitu z futbolu)
- Welsh – Cwpan y Byd Pêl-droed
Author: James Scanlan
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