FIFA World Cup Translation

As the football craze is heating up, more and more national flags are now exhibited outside of balconies, pubs, as well as on top of vehicles to show support for national football teams. Although we are still experiencing sluggish economic conditions, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is definitely a welcomed distraction for us for the coming four to five weeks.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event in the world and millions of viewers will be watching the games. The World Cup takes place every four years and is hosted by a different country every time. The championship has been competed since 1930 apart for 1942 and 1946 when World War II broke out. Although the World Cup has been running for 80 years, it has always been won by only a handful of countries: Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, France and England. Hopefully, the 2010 World Cup will have different surprises for all of us.

South Africa will be the proud nation host for the coming competitions between 11th June and 11th July 2010. This is without a doubt going to be the craziest month for many loyal football fans and many will not get much sleep because they are watching the matches in different time zones. It is even more difficult for those who are also working. We certainly hope their employers are watching it too!

As football unites us all, we would like to take the opportunity to provide the football fans with a FIFA World Cup Translation and how it is written in 40 different languages all over the world.

1. Afrikaans: Sokker-Wêreldbeker
2. Arabic: كأس العالم لكرة القدم
3. Bulgarian: Световно първенство по футбол
4. Catalan: Copa del Món de Futbol
5. Cantonese: FIFA世界盃
6. Chinese: FIFA 世界杯 (for short世界盃足球賽)
7. Czech: Mistrovství světa ve fotbale
8. Danish: Verdensmesterskabet i fodbold (for short: VM i fodbold)
9. Dutch: Wereldkampioenschap voetbal
10. Finnish: Jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskilpailut
11. French: Coupe du monde de football
12. Galician: Copa do Mundo de Fútbol
13. German: Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft
14. Greek: Παγκόσμιο κύπελλο ποδοσφαίρου
15. Hebrew: גביע העולם בכדורגל
16. Hungarian: Labdarúgó-világbajnokság
17. Icelandic: Heimsmeistarakeppnin í knattspyrnu
18. Indonesian: Piala Dunia FIFA
19. Irish: Corn Sacair an Domhain
20. Italian: Campionato mondiale di calcio
21. Javanese language: Piala Donya FIFA
22. Japanese: FIFAワールドカップ
23. Korean: FIFA 월드컵
24. Lithuanian: FIFA Pasaulio taurė
25. Malay: Piala Dunia FIFA
26. Maltese: Tazza tad-Dinja tal-Futbol
27. Portuguese: Copa do Mundo FIFA
28. Romanian: Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal
29. Polish: Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal
30. Russian: Чемпионат мира по футболу (for short ЧМ)
31. Serbian: Светско првенство у фудбалу
32. Slovakian: Majstrovstvá sveta vo futbale
33. Slovenian: Svetovno prvenstvo v nogometu
34. Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol
35. Swedish: Världsmästerskapet i fotboll
36. Turkish: FIFA Dünya Kupası
37. Ukrainian: Чемпіонат світу з футболу
38. Venetian: Canpionato mondiałe de bałon
39. Vietnamese: Giải vô địch bóng đá thế giới
40. Welsh: Cwpan y Byd Pêl-droed

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