Europe Says: No World Cup

curiousJuly 31, 2026·85 words·1 min read

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Europe Says: No World Cup

FIFA runs the World Cup. FIFA wants to sell part of it. Rich people want to buy this part. FIFA wants a lot of money. FIFA says it will still decide everything.

UEFA is the football group in Europe. It has 55 countries. All of them say no. UEFA does not believe FIFA. They will not play in FIFA games. They say the World Cup is not for sale.

This is a big fight in football. Europe will play again if FIFA stops the plan.

Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

groupn.

people or countries working together

tổ chức; liên đoànorganização; entidade団体；組織kuruluş; birlikorganización; entidadorganizacja; związekاتحاد؛ منظمةorganisatie; bondорганизация; союз组织；联合会단체; 연맹

sellv.

to give something for money

bánvender売るsatmakvendersprzedaćيبيعverkopenпродавать出售팔다

partn.

a piece of something bigger

một phầnuma parte一部bir kısım; payuna parteczęśćجزءeen deelчасть一部分일부

plann.

an idea about what to do later

kế hoạchplano計画planplanplanخطةplanплан计划계획

fightn.

a big argument between two sides

cuộc tranh cãi; xung độtdisputa; briga (discussão)対立；争いanlaşmazlık; çekişmedisputa; enfrentamientospór; konfliktخلاف؛ نزاعconflict; ruzieспор; конфликт争执；纷争갈등; 다툼

for saleprep.

can be bought with money

để bán; có thể mua đượcà venda売り物であるsatılıken ventana sprzedażللبيعte koopпродаётся; на продажу待售；可以出售판매 중인; 팔 수 있는

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