Swamp Football – Soccer in the Mud

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Swamp Football – Soccer in the Mud

In Finland in 1998, a new version of football (soccer) started. It is called Swamp Football (or swamp soccer). Instead of a normal grass field, players run and kick the ball in thick mud, wet ground and bogs.

Teams have fewer players than usual—six players on each side—and the games are shorter. The muddy field makes running very hard. The ball does not roll well. Players fall and slide a lot. Even so, teams from many countries join international tournaments in Finland and other places.

Swamp football shows how sport can be fun, challenging and strange. People enjoy the mud, the laughter, the struggle. It also reminds us that creativity in sport can lead to whole new games in unusual places.

What is unusual about swamp football?

1 point

A) It uses a smaller ball than normal football

B) It is played on a normal grass football field

C) It is played in mud, wet ground and bogs

D) It always uses indoor stadiums

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When did swamp football start in Finland?

1 point

A) 1980

B) 1998

C) 2005

D) 2010

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How many players are on each team?

1 point

A) 11 players

B) 8 players

C) 6 players

D) 4 players

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Which of the following is true about the game?

1 point

A) Running is easy because the ground is flat and dry

B) The ball rolls quickly like on grass

C) It is only played in Finland

D) Players often fall and slide in the mud

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What is the main message of the story?

1 point

A) Sports can be creative, unusual and enjoyable in different environments

B) Sport must always take place on grass

C) Only regular football is fun

D) Mud and bogs are bad for sport

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Match the words to there meanings

5 points

Bog

Tournament

Roll

Fall

Creative

A. To move by turning over and over

B. A competition with many teams or players

C. Flexible, full of new ideas and imagination

D. Soft wet ground, a marsh

E. To lose balance and go down to the ground

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Conversation Questions (with your teacher in class)

Would you like to try playing swamp football? Why or why not?

What do you think are the biggest challenges in playing a sport in mud or a bog?

Can you think of an unusual sport in Brazil (or your region) that is fun or strange? Describe it.

Why do you think people invent new sports in unusual places or conditions?

Do you believe that the environment (mud, water, snow) changes how a sport is played and how people feel about it? Explain.

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