Europe Says No to World Cup

curiousJuly 31, 2026·125 words·2 min read

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Europe Says No to World Cup

UEFA is the group for football in Europe. Its 55 countries say they will not play in FIFA games. FIFA runs the World Cup. FIFA wants to sell part of the World Cup to private investors. UEFA says the World Cup is not for sale.

FIFA wants to make about 3.1 billion pounds from the sale. It says it will still make all the big decisions. UEFA does not believe this. It says investors will only think about money. Concacaf (a football group in America) also said no to the plan.

Europe will play again if FIFA stops the sale. But the fight may hurt some games soon. Young women play a World Cup in Poland in September. Six teams from Europe are in it.

Vocabulary Translations· 8 words · 12 languages

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

investorn.

a person who puts money in to get more money

nhà đầu tưinvestidores投資家yatırımcılarinversoresinwestorzyمستثمرونinvesteerdersинвесторы投资者투자자

privateadj.

owned by people or companies, not by everyone

tư nhânprivado (de pessoas ou empresas)民間の、私企業のözel (kişi ya da şirketlere ait)privado (de personas o empresas)prywatny (należący do osób lub firm)خاص (يملكه أفراد أو شركات)particulier, privé (van personen of bedrijven)частный (принадлежащий людям или компаниям)私人的；私营的（属于个人或公司）민간의(개인이나 회사 소유의)

salen.

giving part of the World Cup for money

việc bán (một phần World Cup)venda (de parte da Copa do Mundo)売却（W杯の一部を売ること）satış (Dünya Kupası'nın bir kısmının satılması)venta (de parte del Mundial)sprzedaż (części mistrzostw świata)بيع (جزء من كأس العالم)verkoop (van een deel van het WK)продажа (части чемпионата мира)出售（把世界杯的一部分卖掉）매각(월드컵 일부를 파는 것)

decisionn.

when you choose what to do

quyết địnhdecisões決定kararlardecisionesdecyzjeقراراتbeslissingenрешения决定결정

believev.

to think that something is true

tinacreditar信じるinanmakcreerwierzyćيصدقgelovenверить相信믿다

billionnum.

one thousand million

tỷbilhão十億milyarmil millonesmiliardمليارmiljardмиллиард十亿십억

groupn.

people or countries working together

tổ chức, liên đoànorganização, entidade団体、組織kuruluş, birlikorganización, entidadorganizacja, związekمنظمة، اتحادorganisatie, bondорганизация, объединение组织；联盟단체, 기구

plann.

an idea about what to do later

kế hoạchplano計画planplanplanخطةplanплан计划계획