Fast approaching is the 2014 Fifa World Cup. While it is heart breaking Ireland will not be taking part in the competition this year we are still interested to see which team will come out victorious in the end. There are 32 countries from around the globe taking part in the 2014 world cup. This year Brazil will host this spectacular event which is sure to bring a great economic boost to the country and thousands of international soccer fans.
The first ever world cup took place in Uruguay in 1930 with only 13 teams participating. The teams were broken up into 4 groups and the winner from each group would compete in the semi finals. It was the host country that emerged victorious beating Argentina in the final 4-2. This marked the end of the first ever world cup and since then the world cup is played every four years with world class international soccer teams competing.
There are so many other awards up for grabs during the world cup from the adidas golden boot which
awards the top scorer during the tournament, the adidas golden glove which awards the top goalkeeper who has conceded the least amount of goals during the tournament, the adidas golden ball which is given to the player who was deemed the best player during the tournament, the fair play award which is given to the team who are deemed to have had the best disciplinary record during the tournament and finally the Hyundai young player award.
Here at Clifden House we employ staff from around the globe and while we are sad that we will not be cheering on the Irish soccer team, we will be cheering with our staff and hoping that their soccer team will emerge victorious in the 2014 Fifa world cup.
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