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The 2014 FIFA World Cup is underway, and here are more resources that you and your students may find useful:

Larry Ferlazzo continues to add new and timely resources to his page “The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil.” Here are the latest: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/06/10/a-zillion-new-world-cup-resources

The Common Craft Soccer Guide contains twelve chapters about how the game of soccer is played: http://commoncraft.com/soccerguide (Thanks to the Free Technology for Teachers blog for the tip).

Here is a collection of English-language articles about Germany and the World Cup: http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/08__Culture__Sports/06/02/WorldCup2014.html

Learn about the Japanese team in this English-language video: http://useenglisheveryday.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/samurai-blue

Here is a lesson plan for English language learners about “football” and motivation: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/football-motivation

Another find from Zambombazo: a catchy song to remember the teams and tournament groups: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/samba-do-mundial-as-32-selecoes-da-copa-do-mundo-2014

Some short dialogues in Spanish along with helpful soccer vocabulary: http://spanishencasa.com/es/blog-es

A review of two movies dealing with history and soccer: http://spanishplans.org/2014/06/12/history-through-soccer