The 2026 World Cup

2026年世界盃


Introduction

The 2026 World Cup is very big. 48 teams will play in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

2026年世界盃規模非常大。將有48支球隊在美國、墨西哥和加拿大進行比賽。

Main Body

More teams play now. There are 104 games. Small countries like Curaçao can play too. The games start on June 11 and end on July 19.

現在參賽的球隊增加了。共有104場比賽。像庫拉索這樣的小國家也可以參賽。賽事將於6月11日開始,並於7月19日結束。

Famous players like Messi and Ronaldo might play for the last time. Young players like Lamine Yamal are also very good. Teams from Brazil and Africa want to win.

像梅西和羅納度這樣著名的球員,可能會是最後一次參賽。像 Lamine Yamal 這樣年輕的球員也非常出色。來自巴西和非洲的球隊都渴望獲勝。

Players must travel to 16 different cities. This is hard for the players. The leader of FIFA wants to make a lot of money from the event.

球員必須前往16個不同的城市。這對球員來說很辛苦。FIFA 的主席希望從這次賽事中賺取大量資金。

Conclusion

The 2026 World Cup is a huge event. It has old stars and new players from all over the world.

2026年世界盃是一場巨大的盛事。它聚集了來自世界各地的資深球星與新秀。

Vocabulary Learning

🌏 Talking about the Future

In this story, we see a word used to talk about things that will happen later:

Will \rightarrow Used for future facts.

  • 48 teams will play...

Might \rightarrow Used when we are not 100% sure.

  • Messi and Ronaldo might play...

📏 Comparing Size

To describe things, we can use simple words to show they are large:

  • Big (The World Cup is very big)
  • Huge (A huge event)

Both words mean the same thing here, but "Huge" is even bigger than "Big".


✈️ Action Words

Notice how we describe movement and effort:

Travel\text{Travel} \rightarrow Moving from one city to another. Win\text{Win} \rightarrow Being the best in a game.

Vocabulary Learning

event (n.)
Something that happens, especially something important
Example:The party was a great event.
huge (adj.)
Very, very big
Example:The elephant is a huge animal.
different (adj.)
Not the same
Example:I have two different books.
travel (v.)
To go from one place to another
Example:I want to travel to Japan next year.
Practice A2 words in a crossword