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阅读理解
Goal(射门)! Football, or soccer, is one of the world's most popular sports. The
game first came from old China, though the modern football game began on the streets
of old England. The rule is simple: get the ball in the other team's goal, not using
your hands or arms. With simple rules and easy equipment(设备), people can play football anywhere. But the game needs teamwork.
The men's game came into
the Olympics at the 1900 Paris Games in France. The women's game came into the Olympics
at the 1996 Atlanta Games in Georgia. At the Olympics, players play for two 45-minute
halves, with 11 players on each team.
At the Olympics, we make
16 men's and 12 women's teams into groups of four teams. Each team plays against
every other team in their group. The best eight teams in the men's and women's competitions
move onto the quarterfinals. In the end the best one will become the winner of the
game.
