Football Fever! - the 2010 World Cup

The 2010 Football World Cup takes place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010, the first time the event has taken place on the continent of Africa.

2010 Football World Cup logo We’ve brought together here a range of useful web links and teaching resources to help you explore and celebrate this festival of football in the classroom.

If you have further suggestions, please let us know by email and we'll add them to this page.

Teaching Resources

On this website

» Browse resources relating to South Africa

» Browse resources relating to Football 

ActionAid

» Football - a game of life and death? (PDF)
Examines how football can be used in conflict resolution work and HIV education programmes (ages 11-16)

ACTSA / NUT

» Football and Freedom
Online resource pack for teaching children about South Africa through football (ages 7-16)

» Action for Southern Africa 
Further resources telling the story of southern Africa, and the region's achievement since the end of apartheid (all ages) 

CAFOD

» World Cup Activities, a Quiz and an Assembly
For young people in schools or youth groups, exploring global justice aspects of the World Cup and how football is used in CAFOD's work around the world (ages 11-16)

Geographical Association

» Planet Sport - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Ideas and activities for Geography teachers including Logo Design, Eco-friendly footy, Teams and venues, and Football as a global industry (all ages). There are also further activities available to GA members.

Oxfam

» Bring on the World!
Based on the 2006 World Cup, but could be adapted - a week of activities about the World Cup, world trade, and football (ages 9–11)

» Nelson Mandela
Explore the life of Nelson Mandela and the difference between fact, fiction, and opinion (ages 10–11)

1GOAL

» Send My Friend 
This year’s campaign is linking up with the football world to ensure a legacy of education for all from this year’s World Cup. See also our article on this topic.

Tide~ global learning

» More than just a game of football? 
Shared ideas from a teacher study group to South Africa, plus activities for ages 11-14 about using international sporting events to talk about development.

TES

» TES Connect World Cup 2010 Newsletter links to a range of teaching resources to download.

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Photos and Videos

BBC Learning Zone

» World Cup Stories
Six different children in South Africa talk about their lives and the effects the World Cup has had on their local areas (suitable for ages 7-11)

BBC World Class

» Submit your school photo
BBC World Class and the British Council are creating a giant photo map. Send a photo of your school football team with a mascot representing the World Cup team you are supporting.

Daily Telegraph

» Football culture around the world picture gallery 
Photos of passionate football fans around the world

Guardian

» Children’s photos from Johannesburg townships
These images that children from the Umuzi Photo Club have taken offer an insight into the lives of the less privileged members of the host nation.

Teachers TV

» 2010 Fifa World Cup 
A selection of programmes on football, sports and South Africa.

» Lesson Starters - Fairtrade: Football Enterprise (ages 11-14)

» Lesson Starters - Fairtrade: Football Manufacture (ages 11-14)

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World Cup Coverage

FIFA

» 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa 

BBC News

» BBC News World Cup Coverage

Kickitout

» Kickitout 
Includes a great selection of pages on the history and culture of football in South Africa

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