Saudi Arabia Supports the 2026 World Cup

May 14, 2026, 14:39
AsiaSports

Introduction

A big money fund from Saudi Arabia, called PIF, will help FIFA with the 2026 World Cup. They will work in Asia and North America.

Main Body

PIF wants to help football grow. They will help children and women play the sport. They will also build better football fields. Saudi Arabia will host the World Cup in 2034, so they want to prepare now. PIF is changing how it spends money. They will stop giving money to LIV Golf after 2026. However, they still think sports are important for the world. Some people are unhappy. Human rights groups say Saudi Arabia uses sports to hide bad things about the country. They call this 'sportswashing'. The Saudi Arabia team is in the 2026 tournament. They play Uruguay on June 15. Then they play Spain and Cape Verde.

Conclusion

PIF is now a partner for the 2026 World Cup, but it will stop paying for LIV Golf.

Learning

🟢 The "Future Plan" Pattern

In this text, we see a word used many times to talk about the future: Will.

How it works: Put will before an action word to say something is going to happen later.

  • They will help children...
  • Saudi Arabia will host...
  • They will stop giving money...

💡 Quick Switch: Positive → Negative

To say something is NOT going to happen, change will to will not (or won't).

  • Positive: They will help. →\rightarrow Negative: They will not help.

📦 Useful Word Pairs

Notice how these words group together in the text to build a sentence:

  1. Build + better fields (Making something new and improved)
  2. Hide + bad things (Keeping secrets)
  3. Stop + paying (Ending a payment)

Vocabulary Learning

big
Large in size or amount
Example:The elephant is a big animal.
money
Cash or currency
Example:She saved her money in a jar.
help
To assist or support
Example:Can you help me carry the boxes?
work
To perform a job or task
Example:I work at a small shop.
children
Young people
Example:Children love to play outside.
play
To engage in a game or sport
Example:They play football every Saturday.
build
To construct or create
Example:They will build a new house.
better
Of higher quality or more favorable
Example:The new plan is better.
spend
To use money or time
Example:He will spend his lunch break reading.
stop
To cease or discontinue
Example:Please stop talking.
think
To use the mind to consider
Example:I think it will rain.
important
Significant or valuable
Example:It is important to study.
people
Human beings
Example:People gather at the market.
unhappy
Not happy or content
Example:She felt unhappy after the test.
use
To employ or utilize
Example:Use the key to open the door.