篇一
Brazil’s 2014 FIFA World Cup mascot, a blue and yellow armadillo...now officially has a name. Following an online vote, the armadillo was baptized on Sunday as "Fuleco", a word which organisers say transmits a message of environmental awareness.
The name of the three-banded armadillo, an endangered species indigenous to Brazil, was announced on national television. The name Fuleco was chosen by 48 percent of the 1.7 million votes, trumping the two other options, Zuzeco and Amijubi. While nature’s version is light brown in color, FIFA’s armadillo is yellow with green eyes and a blue shell - the colours of the Brazilian flag - and will be holding a football. Three-banded armadillos live mainly in Brazil’s arid northeast and are threatened by destruction to their natural environment. They are unusual among armadillos in that they can roll up into a ball to defend themselves from predators.
篇二
The 2014 World Cup football match is FIFA twentieth World Cup, held in Brazil from June 12, 2014 to July 13th, the 32 teams from around the world to participate in the games, 64 games to determine the winner team. This is the second in 1950 after the World Cup second held in Brazil, is following the 1978 Argentina World Cup fifth time World Cup held in South america.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil, there are 32 teams. Remove host Brazil automatically qualified outside, the other 31 countries to participate in the qualifiers in June through 2011 to qualify. Brazil during the world cup, the 12 city in the territory of Brazil held a total of 64 games. At the same time, the Brazil world cup is the first use of goal line technology of the world cup.
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2014届世界杯足球赛是国际足联第第二十届世界杯，2014年6月12日至7月13日在巴西举行，来自世界各地的32支球队参加了本届奥运会，64场比赛确定了获胜队。这是继1950届世界杯第二次在巴西举行之后，正在继“1978世界杯”之后的届世界杯在南美洲举行的第五届世界杯。
2014届巴西世界杯，有32支球队。除去东道主巴西自动出线外，其他31个国家参加资格赛在六月至2011日通过资格审查。巴西世界杯期间，12个城市在巴西境内共举行了64场比赛。同时，巴西世界杯也是世界杯进球线技术的首次运用。
