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SHOT STOPPER

How good a goalie are you? Can you save the penalties? Play Shot Stopper. Try Level 1 or Level 2
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football
Is football your favourite sport? Practise football words, learn about its history, find out about the World Cup, and play Shot Stopper. How many goals will you save?
football words
What's a striker? And what's a referee? Read the clues and guess football words - before the monkey gets squashed! (easy)
the history of football
Where did football come from? What was the first football team? Find out about the history of football with this activity. Put the text in the right order (not so easy)
world cup winners
Who won the World Cup in 1962? And 1974? Match the years and the countries. (easy)
world cup players
Frings, Gilardino and Lehmann are all football players. Which countries do they play for? Match the players with their teams. (easy)
world cup quiz
How much do you know about the World Cup? Try a quiz. Play by yourself or with a friend. (not so easy)
we're going to win!
"One, two, three, four, how about another score - we're going to WIN!" Listen to this song about a football match. (not so easy)
my secret team
The boy in this story has got a secret. He supports Boxton Rovers - but the rest of his family supports Boxton Town. He has to celebrate in the bathroom when his team scores a goal! Read and listen to the story (a short story)
football crazy, football mad

Donna loves football, and she is a player in her school team. But there's a new sports teacher at the school - and he doesn't want girls in the football team. The school team is just about to play in the semi-finals of the Inter-schools Championship too! What can Donna do? She lives for football! Read the story (a long story)

FOR OLDER LEARNERS
Find lots more activities about football and the World Cup on LearnEnglish Sport
Activities to print
football words
Match football words and pictures. Print activity (250KB)
colour the strips
What teams play in which colours? Read the descriptions and colour the strips! Print activity (125KB)
beckham or ronaldo?
What do you know about these two football stars? Take a test! Print activity (82KB) Print answers (83KB)
footballer profile
Who is Michael Ballack? Find out about a famous footballer, and write a profile of your favourite player. Print activity (82KB)
football rules
How well do you know the rules of football? Take a test! Print activity (88KB) Print answers (77KB)
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