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By Warren Johnson The FIFA Women's World Cup is almost here! Are you ready for a soccer-filled summer? We all are! As the excitement continues to build up ahead of the big kick-off on July 20, we've revisited some fascinating facts we thought you
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It's tough to find more natural beauty anywhere in the world than Auckland, making it an incredible destination any time of year. The city has a history dating back to the early 14th century, but will be hosting FIFA World Cup games for the first tim
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The calendar has flipped to 2023, and another edition of the World Cup is upon us. Here are our Top Five Reasons to Attend the 2023 Women’s World Cup as a USA Fan. Farewell to Stars In sports, all good things must eventually come to an en
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Now that you know you will be in New Zealand for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, let's plan out your stay in Wellington. The capital of New Zealand, Wellington is a vibrant and culturally rich city located at the southern tip of the North Island.
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Somehow, some way, the top North American soccer team in 2022 is the Canada men’s national team. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see it’s no fluke. You will find a golden generation of talent earning their success through a difficult jou
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Bucket List Events will be on-site for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, watching the United States and Mexico with our Follow Your Team packages. The US men's national team plays its next World Cup qualifier Friday, taking on bitter border rival Mexic
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The road to Qatar continues as 210 teams have been competing around the world to qualify for their spot in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.  With only 31 places available (32 counting the automatic qualification of the host country Qatar), the fin
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The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious tournament in the world and has been held 21 times since the first tournament in 1930 (Uruguay).  Brazil is the only team to have competed in every World Cup and they have earned five championships over the
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Yes, this list of Top 5 USA Wins in World Cup History was easy to compile because the US has only eight wins in the history of the World Cup. In fact, only 5 since Dwight Eisenhower was President, but that doesn't mean we can't relive those incredibl
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Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying has been delayed by the pandemic, but it will soon resume in September 2021. World Cup qualifiers will be taking place over the next 10 months in all six regions for the 32-team tournament scheduled for November and De
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5 reasons to attend the 2022 World Cup Learn some facts about Qatar World Cup If you are a soccer fan, then you’ve already heard the negative press about the Qatar World Cup. Going all the way back to 2010 when Qatar was first announced as the
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Ranking the World’s Most Unique, Must-See Soccer Stadiums Last year’s exciting World Cup featured Russia’s biggest and finest soccer stadiums. From the Spartak Stadium in Moscow to the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, soccer’s biggest tour
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With the FIFA World Cup set for Qatar in 2022, the city of Doha is about to become an international hotspot. But truth be told, it already is. This cosmopolitan capital is home to over 1.2 million expats from around the world and boasts incredible ar
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#4 World Cup Final in Moscow: July 2018 The months leading up to the World Cup’s kickoff in June were marked by so many extraordinary storylines that we were left to wonder if we would somehow be Red Menaced while meeting and mingling with Musco
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It may be hard to notice if you are a U.S. American, but soccer (or football, as the rest of the world calls it) is the most beloved sport on this Earth. While the rest of the world is glued to their TV screens every time the World Cup comes around,
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It is often said that language and culture are intimately intertwined. In this sense, there are many crucial and unique ways in which Russian and English are fundamentally different. Learning even a few basic Russian phrases in preparation for travel
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With Russia set to host the upcoming FIFA World Cup, many travelers around the world are seizing this unique opportunity to travel to the planet's geographically largest country. Several of the most important matches will be held in Russia's bustling
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Russia is a country that westerners can't quite seem to wrap their heads around. Winston Churchill famously described the country as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Thomas Mann referred to the Russian language as "the muddy, barbari
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will be the first of its kind. Never has the world's largest and most prestigious international football event taken place over such a vast amount of space. Spanning two continents, Russia is, after all, the world
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It is impossible to deny (without sounding like Kremlin propaganda) the widespread disapproval voiced in reaction to the announcement that Russia would host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Given the Kremlin’s involvement in conflicts in Ukraine and Syria
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