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As the FIFA World Cup enters the second stage, here are some more links:

Learn more about Brazil!
Here is an interactive map of “Brazil beyond the stadiums” from the Smithsonian: www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/explore-brazil-beyond-stadiums-180951742
Also from the Smithsonian, here are five recipes for Brazilian dishes: www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/five-brazilian-dishes-make-your-world-cup-watch-party-180951781

For English language teachers, here are resources from TES Connect: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6431265#.U7AxL6in7uX

Italian teachers, did you know that the World Cup trophy is made in Italy? Learn more: http://italoamericano.com/story/2014-6-27/World-Cup

For French teachers, a reading passage about Lionel Messi: http://frenchteachernet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/lionel-messi-resource.html

Here’s another treat for Spanish teachers from Zambombazo: a soccer-themed cartoon and some activities to go with it: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/monero-monsi-nuevo-sistema-copernicano

Learn about a girls’ soccer program in Tibetan schools in India: http://useenglisheveryday.wordpress.com/2014/06/28/the-himalyan-princesses-vs-snowland-united

Finally, here are some general-interest stories:
In the future, soccer-playing robots will be better than World Cup champions: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/robocup-building-team-robots-will-beat-world-cup-champions-180951713
An op-ed about our nation’s and world’s current obsession with the World Cup: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/opinion/we-are-the-world-cup.html?ref=opinion&_r=2
What language does soccer speak? http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/21/soccer-commentarylanguages.html