November 20 – December 18

November 20, 2022 kicks off FIFA’s 2022 edition of the Men’s World Cup in Qatar.

Our Copa Mundial 2022: Qatar 2022 World Cup UNIT is available with includes essentials for using this tournament in your Spanish class:

• Infographic of past World Cup Finals
• Information about the tournament
• Comprehension Questions
• A Spanish text: “7 cosas sobre Catar 2022” and a novice-level text explaining the World Cup
• A research section for students to look up information about a team
• A Map with list of the 32 participating countries for students to label
• A Powerpoint of the jerseys of the 7 Spanish-speaking countries
• Bracket Labels for bulletin board
• and much, much more
  If you just want text to use, try our Interpretive Reading file. And if you want to keep your students in the TL while they talk about the events of the World Cup, try out FUTBOL CHAT MAT.
  

World Cup Bracket

Have your students predict the two teams from each group to advance to the knockout stage and fill out the rest of the bracket. Or track the tournament as teams move on.  Download for free: 2022 Mundial Bracket

If you need a French Bracket or know a colleague who does, check out our full French Unit.

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Collaborate with other teachers in our Facebook Group: Copa Mundial 2022: Profes de español where you can share ideas and resources with other Spanish teachers discussing the tournament in their classrooms.

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Infographics and Authentic Resources:

This infographic includes information about each team. This is the perfect infographic to use along with the questions included in our Mundial Unit. Download this Handout version for students.

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FVR? Check out these titles for your classroom library:
*(Both links are amazon affiliated links):
¿Qué es la Copa Mundial? – From the Who is…. series comes this book in Spanish explaining the history of the World Cup and it’s notable events. More suitable for an upper level classroom, students with background knowledge of soccer may be able to tolerate more noise (words they don’t understand) and may have better comprehension.

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This book specifically written for language students by teacher Jennifer Degenhardt, El Mundial, may be a perfect novel to add to your library or use as a teacher-led readaloud during or leading up to the World Cup. Described by the author as a Level 1+ book, it features  4894 total words, around 265 unique words, and 146 cognates.

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Rubber Stamp World Cup Bundle

These stamps measure 1″x1″ and include the 7 Spanish-speaking countries of the World Cup: Argentina, Ecuador, España, Estados Unidos, Costa Rica, México, y Uruguay plus a soccer ball “Goooooooooool” stamp.

8 stamps for $73.99

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Already have the country stamps? Purchase the soccer ball “Gol” stamp individually.
1 for $10.99

3 for $25.00

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Don’t have a poster maker at school and want to keep track of the scores?
See this World Cup Wall Chart on Amazon with all the information for each game. (Amazon affiliate link)

Stay tuned to this page for additional updates and resources!