Feel The Magic In The Air- FIFA 2018

When I get older I will be stronger they’ll call me freedom just like waving flag…….. It is a time when every tweet, blog, status, meme and story is all about FIFA Football World Cup 2018. It is very common to get goose bumps when you listen to songs like Waka Waka, Ole Ola, Wavin’ Flag, La La, The Cup of my Life, Heroes etc.

                                                     Let’s get back to the history of this beautiful game, Football. It all started in mid nineteenth century in England. There are total 11 players in each team. The game cannot be played if there are less than 7 players. The first ever football world cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.The winner was Uruguay who defeated Argentina by 4-2. This year Russia is hosting the 21^stFIFA.

FIFA 2018 started on 14 June 2018 and will end on 15 July 2018. There were 64 matches between 32 teams in 16 stadiums all over Russia. Finals will be held at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. The first match was between Russia and Saudi Arabia and Russia won this match (5-0).
                                  
 There are several awards and recognition given to teams and to individual player in this tournament. Below is the list of some of those awards.

  The Golden Boot- The commercial name of this award is Adidas Golden Boot.

Ø  The Golden Cup- The commercial name of this award is Adidas Golden Ball.

Ø  The Golden Glove Award- The commercial name of this award is Adidas Golden Glove. It is given to the best goalkeeper.

Ø  The Best Young Player- It is given to the best player whose age is below 21 years.

Ø  The FIFA Fair Play Trophy- It is for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play.

Ø   The Man of The Match- It is given to the player who has performed in formidable manner.

     Do you know football is the most watched and played sports on earth? Yes, this is a fact! Below are some other surprising facts.

• Over one billion fans watch FIFA Football world cup on television.
• Football players run an average of 9.65 Kms during every game.
• In 1964, a refree's call during a football match in Peru caused a riot that killed over 300 people.

It would be very interesting to see which team will reach to the finals and lift the world cup this time. Will it be your team or mine?