淘汰賽拚冠軍
The first official World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
第一場正式的世足賽於1930年在烏拉圭舉行。
official (adj.)正式的
Before this time, the Summer Olympics was the most important international football tournament.
在這之前，夏季奧運是最重要的國際足球比賽。
tournament (n.)比賽、錦標賽
However, due to growing professionalism in the sport in the 1920s, which went against the Olympic spirit, FIFA, football’s international governing body, announced the first World Cup tournament on May 26, 1928.
然而，因為在1920年代時，該運動變得愈來愈職業化，違反了奧運精神，掌管國際足球賽事的組織FIFA在1928年5月26日宣布將舉辦首屆世足賽。
go against 違反、反對、違背governing body 管理機構
Although only 13 teams competed in the first World Cup, it became a recurring event that has been held every four years since.
雖然首屆世足賽只有13支隊伍參賽，從那之後變成每四年舉辦一次的賽事。
compete (v.) 競爭compete against(with) 與～競爭recurring (adj.)反覆出現的
Prior to 2002, all World Cup tournaments were held in the Americas or Europe.
在2002年以前，每屆世足賽都在美洲或歐洲舉行。
prior to 在～之前
South Korea and Japan became the first Asian countries to co-host the event in 2002, with South Africa becoming the first nation in Africa to host the tournament in 2010.
2002年時，南韓和日本成為首次共同主辦世足賽的亞洲國家，南非於2010年成為第一個主辦世足賽的非洲國家。
co-founder (n.)共同創辦人
Over the years, the format of the World Cup has also changed.
近年來，世足賽的賽制也有了變化。
format (n.)賽制、格式
Starting in 1998, a total of 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.
自1998年起，總共有32支球隊有資格進入決賽週。
qualify (v.)使具備資格、使符合標準；sb. qualify for+(比賽) 有資格參加（比賽）；sb. qualify as+(職業) 有資格成為（從事某職業的人）
This raised the total number of matches to 64, with the first round played as a round robin within 8 groups of 4 teams each and the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout rounds to determine the champion.
這將比賽場次提高至64場，首輪比賽中分成8組、每組4支球隊，以循環賽的方式進行，每組的前兩名隊伍晉級到淘汰賽以決定冠軍隊伍。
match (n.)比賽=game；contest (n.)比賽；singing contest 唱歌比賽；beauty contest 選美比賽advance (v.)晉級、前進knockout (n.)淘汰賽；knock sb. out （在體育賽事中）淘汰某人
This is the current format being used in Qatar. However, the next World Cup will expand the tournament even further to 48 teams.
目前卡達世足賽即是採用這種賽制。然而，下屆世足賽將會進一步擴大至48支隊伍。