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The Beautiful Game: World Cup Stories

Like Duolingo, but for The Beautiful Game: World Cup Stories. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

54 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Bennie the Ball
The Beautiful Game: World Cup Stories
with Bennie the Ball
54
Levels
4
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in The Beautiful Game: World Cup Stories

  • Teams must compete in regional qualification tournaments
  • If a team is competing in the CAF region to qualify for the World Cup, which continent are they representing?
  • Complete the sentence regarding how teams earn their spot in the World Cup.
  • Regional grouping reduces travel and organizes local competition
  • Qualification is a knockout or points-based elimination process
  • The journey begins years before the actual tournament
  • How teams earn a spot in the World Cup tournament
  • Losses in key stages result in total exclusion from the finals
  • Playoffs serve as the final hurdle before the main event
  • Why the qualification process is divided by geographic regions
  • The timeline and sequence of the journey to the World Cup
  • The World Cup operates on a four-year cycle
  • Qualification matches take place over several years
  • The consequences of losing during the qualification phase
  • The Group Stage uses a round-robin format where every team plays every other team in their group
  • Advancement is based on total points accumulated across all three matches
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives The Beautiful Game: World Cup Stories the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

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Earning Your Spot

How does a national team actually secure a spot on the final World Cup roster?

Get it right to open this lesson and 53 more in the app.

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Where The Beautiful Game: World Cup Stories takes you

Relive the most exciting moments and legendary players from the world's biggest sporting event. Learn how the World Cup brings nations together through the magic of soccer.

  1. 1

    How the Tournament Works

    • The Road to the World Cup
    • Groups and Knockout Rounds
    • The Famous Gold Trophy
    • Choosing the Host Country
  2. 2

    Legends of the Pitch

    • Pele: The King of Soccer
    • Maradona and the Hand of God
    • The Rivalry: Messi and Ronaldo
    • Great Goalies and Their Saves
    • Rising Stars of the New Era
    • Record Breaking Goal Scorers
  3. 3

    Unforgettable Moments

    • The Biggest Upsets Ever
    • Penalty Shootout Drama
    • The Fastest Goals in History
  4. 4

    The Magic of the Fans

    • Songs and Stadium Anthems
    • Face Paint and National Colors
    • The Joy of the Winning Parade
    • How Soccer Unites the World
    • Famous Mascots Through Time

4 sections · 18 units · 54 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

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