2a. Daily Article -Euro 2022 Set to Break Records- UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsEuro 2022 Set to Break RecordsWith fewer than 100 days to go until the Womens Euro 2022 competition kicks off,it already looks set to be a record-breaker.The tournament was meant to take place last year but had to be postponed due to the pandemic.How

2、ever,when tickets went on sale last week,the delay clearly hadnt damaged enthusiasm for the event.Tickets to the final at Wembley sold out in less than an hour!It means that,as Wembley has a capacity of 90,000,the final could set a record for the largest-ever crowd at a Euros match.The largest-ever

3、attendance at a Euros game is 79,115.It was set in 1964 at the mens final in Madrid.In fact,the whole tournament is on track to be record-breaking.UEFA say that 350,000 of the 700,000 tickets have already been sold.That surpasses the record set in 2017 when 240,000 tickets were sold and the tourname

4、nt hasnt even started yet!Euro 2022 kicks off on 6th July with England taking on Austria at Old Trafford.31 games will be taking place across England in ten different stadiums.16 teams will battle it out to see who will take home the trophy.As hosts,England automatically qualified as one of them.The

5、yll be joined by Northern Ireland who have made it into their first womens Euros.The Netherlands won the last competition.However,their head coach at the time,Sarina Wiegman,now manages the England side.Sweden are the highest-ranked team in the competition and Spain are also considered one of the te

6、ams that could go all the way.There are going to be 16 teams taking part but the last one is yet to be announced.Its because Russia qualified for the tournament but have since been removed because of the invasion of Ukraine.Euro 2022 looks like itll be the biggest and possibly even the best competit

7、ion yet.Will you be watching?Daily News Sport World News 6th April 2022Glossarypostponed Arranged for something to happen at a later time or date.WembleyA stadium in London where England traditionally play their home games.surpasses Become larger or greater than something else.Old TraffordA stadium

8、in Manchester where the club Manchester United play their home games.Whats the all-time record attendance at a football match?According to FIFA,the largest-ever crowd at a football match was for the 1950 World Cup final.173,850 people packed the Maracan stadium in Brazil to see Uruguay beat Brazil.I

9、llustration:The womens Euro trophy.visit Questions1.Find and copy two of the teams mentioned in the article that are playing in Euro 2022.1.2.2.Look at the paragraph beginning:Sweden are the highest-ranked team What does the phrase go all the way mean as it is used in that sentence?3.Who is the curr

10、ent head coach of the England womens football team?4.Tick to show whether the statement is true or false according to the article.TrueFalseThe Euro 2022 final will set the record for biggest-ever attendance at a football match.The first match of Euro 2022 will take place at Wembley.The Netherlands a

11、re the highest-ranked team in the competition.The Euro 2022 final is already sold out.5.Summarise the key information in the article using 15 words or fewer.6.What do you think the author meant when they said“the delay clearly hadnt damaged enthusiasm for the event”?Euro 2022 Set to Break Recordsvisit