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The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About The 2026 World Cup

Larry Ferlazzo (Teaching) United States
The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About The 2026  World Cup
RosZie / Pixabay The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19 of this year, and I thought I’d get a head start on putting together related resources. I’ll obviously be adding to it as time progresses. I’ll begin with relevant ones from these previous World Cup “Best” lists: THE BEST SITES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 2022 WORLD CUP IN QATAR The Best Sites For Learning About The 2018 World Cup In Russia The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil The Best Sites For Learning About The World Cup Here are links useful for this year’s World Cup: I’ve published two posts at The New York Times for English Language Learners that focus on soccer: one on Lionel Messi and the other on a Mexican girls soccer team. Learn about synonyms and the World Cup in my third New York Times post for English Language Learners on soccer. Of course, there’s the official World Cup site . A Brief History Of The World Cup is a TIME Slideshow. Here are three interactives from The Guardian: The World Cup’s top 100 footballers of all time – interactive World Cup kits through the ages – interactive guide How to teach … the World Cup 2014 is a treasure trove from The Guardian that has resources and ideas applicable to this year’s event. Photos: The World’s Game is from the NY Times. 10 things non-soccer fans need to know about the World Cup is from Vox. HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is a NY Times interactive. Stop the Ball is a fun interactive from The New York Times. Battle Cries is a wonderful interactive from The NY Times. The split-second psychology of football is from The BBC. The Clubs That Connect The World Cup is a NY Times interactive. Watch the Most Beautiful Free Kicks in World Cup History is from Slate. How We Play The Game is another neat interactive from the NY Times. Photos: Soccer Fields Around the World is from The Atlantic. Why do classic soccer balls have those black and white pentagonal panels? Television. pic.twitter.com/oGCE3HHPNu — Vox (@voxdotcom) June 15, 2018 I wrote a quiz on the history of football/soccer — in particular, on the sport’s impact off the field. How many can you get right? https://t.co/w8nX5q5Sjj via @nytopinion — Keith Williams (@wmskeith) June 18, 2018 Though these lessons were designed for the last World Cup, most of the ideas can be applied to this one, too: Check out @ShellTerrell ‘s roundup of resources for teaching #English during the #WorldCup : https://t.co/cEuyocxeIU #ELT #ESL pic.twitter.com/Vl0Fv1u3DC — Ellii (formerly ESL Library) (@ElliiLearning) June 13, 2018 What are the benefits of chanting your favourite footballer’s name this #WorldCup ? https://t.co/U950TvhSJ6 pic.twitter.com/9rhVWlc5ks — BBC Ideas💡 (@bbcideas) June 26, 2018 Flopping infuriates loyalists and reinforces soccer skeptics. Here’s why soccer players do it: https://t.co/kTdWQdPLTc — Vox (@voxdotcom) June 24, 2018 Why the World Cup Needs Music is from The NY Times. All Eyes On the World Cup is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe. The modern soccer ball –> ⚽️ is recognized by billions around the globe, but it looked very, very different at the 1966 World Cup. (Hint: think orange volleyball.) pic.twitter.com/y9k54GjRhP — Vox (@voxdotcom) July 11, 2018 You will find more infographics at Statista The making of a World Cup kit is from The Washington Post. Both of these infographics are from Visual Capitalist : The World Cup as Teachable Moment? How One Teacher Approached It is from Ed Week. For Teachers: Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 Lesson Plan FIFA Football for Schools New on @WashingtonPost : “That’s a clear offside! But why?” https://t.co/iaj8LGPq51 — Interactive Journalism (@InteractiveFeed) November 23, 2022 In Miami, soccer balls are turned into one-of-a-kind art as World Cup near s is from The Associated Press. Dangerously hot, humid weather is likely at many of the 2026 World Cup soccer venues. We crunched the numbers to see which matches are most at risk. [image or embed] — NPR ( @npr.org ) June 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM The disease detectives suiting up for the World Cup [image or embed] — Politico ( @politico.com ) June 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM In these schools, the World Cup is a teachable moment is from NPR. Video: Official World Cup Song Would Be Great For ELLs – & All Other Students, Too!
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