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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.
The basic rules of the sport are simple: two teams of eleven players try to kick the soccer ball into the opposing team’s goal.
Only one player on each team, the goal-keeper, is allowed to touch the ball with hands or arms.
Perhaps part of the reason for the popularity of soccer is its simplicity.
The game requires no expensive equipment, merely a ball and a playing surface, preferably a large grassy area.
For children in most parts of the world, soccer is the sport that is played most widely.
Soccer is also known as football, especially in England.
However, soccer should not be confused with American Football, Australian Rules Football, and Rugby Football, which are very different sports.
Although the basic rules of soccer are easy to learn, it is very difficult to master the skills of the game.
The best soccer players have developed, through natural talent and hard work, a remarkable ability to control the soccer ball with their feet, knees, torso, and head.
They can pass the ball very accurately, or shoot the ball very hard.
The most famous soccer tournament is the World Cup.
Every four years, teams representing countries from around the world play in a tournament to decide which country has the best soccer team in the world.
Because soccer is such a popular sport, it is not possible for every country in the world to be represented at the World Cup tournament.
To decide which countries may participate in the World Cup, it is necessary to have tournaments within various regions of the world. The countries that perform well within their parts of the world can then proceed to the World Cup.
In the past, most of the available places at the World Cup have been reserved for teams from Europe and from South America.
The reason for this is that soccer has been extremely popular in these continents, which have produced the winning teams in previous World Cup tournaments.
Recently, however, several African and Asian countries have played quite well at the World Cup, so there are now additional places provided for teams from Africa and Asia.
Someday, teams from these areas will win the World Cup.
However, there will no doubt be strong competition from countries that have traditionally had very strong teams, such as Argentina, England, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
In many parts of the world, soccer has been an increasingly popular sport for women.
There are now many soccer leagues and tournaments available for women athletes, and it seems likely that the number of women who play soccer will someday equal the number of men who play soccer.
Among children in many parts of the world, soccer is equally popular for boys and girls.
足球是世界上最受欢迎的运动。这项运动的基本规则很简单：两支由 11 名球员组成的球队试图将足球踢入对方球队的球门。每队只有一名球员，即守门员，可以用手或手臂触球。或许足球之所以如此受欢迎，部分原因在于它的简单性。这项运动不需要昂贵的设备，只需要一个球和一个比赛场地，最好是一大片草地。对于世界上大多数地区的儿童来说，足球是玩得最广泛的运动。足球也被称为 football，尤其是在英格兰。然而，足球不应与美式橄榄球、澳式橄榄球和橄榄球混淆，这些都是非常不同的运动。虽然足球的基本规则很容易学习，但要掌握比赛的技巧却非常困难。最优秀的足球运动员通过天赋和努力，培养出了非凡的能力，可以用脚、膝盖、躯干和头部控制足球。他们可以非常准确地传球，或者非常用力地射门。最著名的足球赛事是世界杯。每四年，来自世界各地的国家队都会参加一项赛事，以决定哪个国家拥有世界上最好的足球队。由于足球是一项如此受欢迎的运动，因此世界上的每个国家都无法参加世界杯。为了决定哪些国家可以参加世界杯，有必要在世界各个地区举办比赛。在各自地区表现出色的国家可以晋级世界杯。过去，世界杯的大部分名额都留给了来自欧洲和南美洲的球队。原因是足球在这些大洲非常受欢迎，这些大洲也产生了之前世界杯比赛的冠军球队。然而，最近，一些非洲和亚洲国家在世界杯上表现出色，因此现在为来自非洲和亚洲的球队提供了额外的名额。总有一天，这些地区的球队会赢得世界杯。然而，毫无疑问，来自传统上拥有非常强大球队的国家，如阿根廷、英格兰、巴西、法国、德国、意大利和荷兰，将展开激烈的竞争。在世界许多地方，足球已成为女性越来越受欢迎的运动。现在有许多足球联赛和锦标赛可供女运动员参加，而且似乎有一天踢足球的女性人数将与踢足球的男性人数相等。在世界许多地区的儿童中，足球在男孩和女孩中同样受欢迎。