{"id":2506,"date":"2014-06-12T14:36:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T18:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2014-06-12T14:36:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T18:36:06","slug":"world-cup-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2014\/06\/12\/world-cup-update\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2505\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/06\/world-cup-240x300.png\" alt=\"world cup\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\">As\u00a0APIA  bring the world together with the work we do, so does <em>world cup soccer<\/em>!\u00a0  The World Cup is one of the most followed international sporting events in the  world and takes place every 4 years.\u00a0 Many of our au pairs come from the  countries represented and take great pride in supporting their national soccer  teams.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\"> <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\" lang=\"EN\">The  tournament kicks off today when Brazil plays Croatia in Sao  Paulo<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\">. <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\" lang=\"EN\">It  will mark the 20th edition of the World Cup, which will culminate with the final  on July 13 in Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup will feature 32 nations &#8212; placed in  groups with four teams apiece &#8212; and a total of 64 games. Defending champion  Spain will have to contend with the likes of Brazil, Germany, Argentina and  Italy if it wants to retain its title. The United States has qualified for its  seventh straight World Cup and will be looking to get out of a very tough group  that features Germany, Portugal and Ghana. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #333333\" lang=\"EN\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\" lang=\"EN\">The  host nation has won the World Cup five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002)  and will be going for a sixth before a home crowd. Anything short of lifting the  trophy will be a tough day for Brazil. To my Brazilian au pairs: good luck, I  know\u00a0you <em>love<\/em> your soccer!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\">The  groups are as follows:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  B\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colombia, Greece, Cote d\u2019lvoire. Japan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  E\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran,  Nigeria<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\">Group  H\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\">there  is a FIFA world cup <em>app<\/em> they can download to follow the scores and latest  news.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #009900\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #1f497d\">For  more news and information go to the official FIFA World Cup  website<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"color: #009900\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/\">http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As\u00a0APIA bring the world together with the work we do, so does world cup soccer!\u00a0 The World Cup is one of the most followed international sporting events in the world and takes place every 4 years.\u00a0 Many of our au pairs come from the countries represented and take great pride in supporting their national soccer  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2014\/06\/12\/world-cup-update\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[41,77,104,157,554],"class_list":["post-2506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair","tag-brazil","tag-childcare","tag-cultural-exchange","tag-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World Cup Update - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; 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